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Kanji Detail for 芨 - "orchid"
芨
- Meaning
芨 means "orchid."
Orchid - A perennial plant of the Orchidaceae family (used in compound 白芨).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
name of a plant; the roots are used for various purposes
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
Chinese ground orchid
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Bletilla hyacinthina (mucilaginous); Acronym for the Chinese Elder tree 菫草
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
Chinese elder tree
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
白芨 (bletilla). A grass name. Usually written as 白及. One to two feet tall. Leaves are arrowhead-shaped but broad. Has parallel veins. Blooms in spring. Red-purple or white. Root used in medicine. Can also make paste.
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