(quán) - Quán — a type of aquatic plant & an archaic term for a certain plant species.

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quán | 12 strokes | radical:

· quán

Quán — a type of aquatic plant;

an archaic term for a certain plant species.

Quán — a type of aquatic plantan archaic term for a certain plant species.

Usage highlights

quán plantaquatic quánquán herbquán speciesquán in ancient texts
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The pond was covered with quán plants (葲草).
  • Ancient texts mention the quán plant (葲) as having medicinal properties.
  • Botanists study rare aquatic flora like quán (葲).

Collocations

  • quán plant(葲草)
  • aquatic quán(水葲)
  • quán herb(葲药)
  • quán species(葲种)
  • quán in ancient texts(古籍中的葲)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese botanical and medicinal texts.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical linguistic interest.

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