萲 (xuān) - A type of plant, possibly referring to a & variant form of 萱 (xuān), which refers to

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萲 · xuān

A type of plant, possibly referring to a specific herb or flower;

variant form of 萱 (xuān), which refers to the daylily plant.

A type of plant, possibly referring to avariant form of 萱 (xuān), which refers to

Usage highlights

萲草萲花萲药芳萲萲堂

Synonyms

  • 萱— daylily (more common standard form)
  • 谖— to forget; also used in plant names

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The garden was filled with various herbs (萲草).
  • She admired the daylily flowers (萲花).
  • This plant is used in traditional medicine (萲药).

Collocations

  • xuān cǎo(萲草)
  • xuān huā(萲花)
  • xuān yào(萲药)
  • fāng xuān(芳萲)
  • xuān táng(萲堂)

Idioms

  • Planting daylilies to forget worries(种萲忘忧)
  • The hall of daylilies(萲堂)
  • Daylily grass(萲草)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used as a variant of 萱 (daylily), which symbolizes motherhood and forgetting sorrows in Chinese culture.
  • The daylily was traditionally planted in northern courtyards where mothers lived, hence '萱堂' refers to one's mother.
  • In classical poetry, the daylily appears as an image of maternal love and consolation.

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