(lěi) - A variant form of 蘽, meaning a climbing & also used in ancient texts to refer to

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lěi | 19 strokes | radical:

· lěi

A variant form of 蘽, meaning a climbing vine or creeper plant;

also used in ancient texts to refer to a type of plant with entangled branches.

A variant form of 蘽, meaning a climbingalso used in ancient texts to refer to

Usage highlights

climbing plantentangled vinesancient plant namevine growth

Synonyms

  • climbing vine (variant form)
  • vine, creeper
  • tendril, vine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a climbing plant (櫐).
  • Vines entangled the old wall (櫐蔓).
  • In botanical classification, it refers to a creeper (攀援植物).

Collocations

  • climbing plant()
  • entangled vines(櫐蔓)
  • ancient plant name(古植物名)
  • vine growth(藤蔓生长)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts as a plant name.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of interest to scholars studying ancient botany or philology.

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