薴 (níng) - Luxuriant, lush growth of plants & tangled, disorderly vegetation

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níng ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

薴 · níng

Luxuriant, lush growth of plants;

tangled, disorderly vegetation;

also used in the name of certain plants.

Luxuriant, lush growth of plantstangled, disorderly vegetationalso used in the name of certain plants.

Usage highlights

Luxuriant growthTangled vegetationPatchouli plantLush and denseOvergrown with weeds

Synonyms

  • 茂— luxuriant, flourishing
  • 盛— flourishing, prosperous
  • 繁— luxuriant, numerous

Antonyms

  • 枯— withered, dried
  • 萎— wilted, faded

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The garden was overgrown with tangled weeds (薴薴杂草).
  • This is a type of aromatic plant called patchouli (广藿香).
  • The forest floor was covered with lush moss (青苔薴薴).

Collocations

  • Luxuriant growth(薴薴)
  • Tangled vegetation(薴茸)
  • Patchouli plant(广藿香)
  • Lush and dense(薴茂)
  • Overgrown with weeds(杂草薴薴)

Idioms

  • Luxuriant and flourishing growth(薴薴茂盛)
  • Tangled and disorderly vegetation(薴茸杂乱)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character appears in botanical contexts, describing dense plant growth.
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine for certain aromatic herbs like patchouli.

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