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CHINESE CHARACTER

suàn

蒜

蒜

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garlic

Numbered pinyin
suan4
English meanings
garlic, CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 祘.

  • Top

    艹
  • Bottom

    祘
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Meaning & sound clues

艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “herb”.

祘 is identified as the sound component (suàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 蒜.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱艹祘

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一bàn瓣suàn蒜。

    A clove of garlic.

  2. 02

    qiè切suàn蒜diào调wèi味。

    Chop garlic for flavor.

  3. 03

    tí提wèi味zēng增xiāng香。

    Adds flavor.

  4. 04

    shìliàng适量shíyòng食用。

    Use moderately.

  5. 05

    jiànkāng健康diào调wèi味。

    A healthy seasoning.

  6. 06

    huíwèi回味wúqióng无穷。

    A lasting taste.

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