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萼

è

Character

What 萼 means

1. calyx of a flower

Other readings

萼 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• èold variant of {萼|è}

Words containing 萼

• 糖萼táng èglycocalyx
• 花萼huā èsepal

Characters built on 咢

These share the phonetic component 咢 (è), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 鳄è(bound form) alligator; crocodile
• 鄂Èsurname E; short name for Hubei 湖北
• 颚èjaw; palate
• 愕èstartled
• 腭èpalate; roof of the mouth
• 谔èhonest speech
• 鹗è(bird species of China) osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
• 锷èblade edge; sharp

Characters that look like 萼

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 蒂dìstem (of fruit)
• 婴yīnginfant; baby
• 萝luóradish
• 粤YuèCantonese; short name for Guangdong 广东
• 筝zhēngsee 古筝
• 孳zīindustrious; produce; bear

Sounds the same

Read è, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 饿hungry; to starve (sb)
• 恶evil; fierce; vicious
• 遏to restrain; to check; to hold back
• 厄distressed
• 呃(exclamation); to hiccup
• 锷blade edge; sharp
• 鳄(bound form) alligator; crocodile
• 愕startled
• 噩startling
• 扼to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard
• 颚jaw; palate
• 轭yoke