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Kanji Detail for 茴 - "fennel"
茴
- Meaning
茴 means "fennel."
Fennel - A perennial herb of the Apiaceae family used for seasoning and medicine (used in compound 茴香).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fennel
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
fennel, aniseed
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) fennel
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
fennel, aniseed
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
茴香 (fennel). A plant name. Produced in Fujian and Guangdong. Stems reach five to six feet tall. Leaves are finely divided like silk threads. Flowers are small and yellow in color. Clustered together like an umbrella. Fruit is elliptical and elongated. The fragrance is very strong. Widely used in food. Made into oil and exported to various countries. Another variety called 八角茴香 (star anise) is the fruit of a Magnoliaceae plant.
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