芰 (jì) - water caltrop & an aquatic plant producing edible fruit with horn-like

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jì ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 艹

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芰 · jì

water caltrop;

an aquatic plant producing edible fruit with horn-like projections.

water caltropan aquatic plant producing edible fruit with horn-like

Usage highlights

water caltropcaltrop and lotusgather caltropscaltrop leavescaltrop fragrance

Synonyms

  • 菱— water caltrop (more common term)
  • 菱角— caltrop fruit

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He gathered water caltrops (采芰).
  • The lake was full of caltrop plants (芰荷).
  • They cooked with caltrop fruit (芰实).

Collocations

  • water caltrop(芰实)
  • caltrop and lotus(芰荷)
  • gather caltrops(采芰)
  • caltrop leaves(芰叶)
  • caltrop fragrance(芰香)

Idioms

  • Caltrops and lotuses fragrance the breeze(芰荷香风)
  • Gathering caltrops by the lake(湖滨采芰)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The water caltrop (Trapa spp.) has been cultivated in China for thousands of years as a food source.
  • In classical poetry, caltrops often appear alongside lotuses as symbols of rustic aquatic beauty.
  • The plant's distinctive horned fruit gives it the name 'water caltrop' due to its resemblance to the caltrop weapon.

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