蔾 (lí) - Chenopodium — refers to plants in the goosefoot & also appears in classical names and compounds.

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Chenopodium — refers to plants in the goosefoot family, particularly Chenopodium album (lamb's quarters);

also appears in classical names and compounds.

Chenopodium — refers to plants in the goosefootalso appears in classical names and compounds.

Usage highlights

Lamb's quartersChenopodium plantField chenopodiumVeratrum nigrumThorny chenopodiumPoverty and hardship

Synonyms

  • 藜— Chenopodium (alternative character)
  • 灰菜— Dust vegetable (common name for lamb's quarters)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Lamb's quarters is a common edible weed (蔾).
  • The plant grows abundantly in fields (蔾田).
  • It appears in classical texts like the Book of Songs (诗经).
  • Some species are used in traditional medicine (蔾芦).

Collocations

  • Lamb's quarters(蔾)
  • Chenopodium plant(蔾科植物)
  • Field chenopodium(蔾田)
  • Veratrum nigrum(蔾芦)
  • Thorny chenopodium(蒺蔾)
  • Poverty and hardship(蔾藿)

Idioms

  • Living on coarse vegetables(蔾藿不糁)
  • Eating wild herbs in poverty(食蔾含藿)
  • Thorny caltrop(蒺蔾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts as a symbol of poverty and humble living conditions.
  • Often associated with wild edible plants that sustained people during times of famine.
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine for various medicinal properties.

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