water chestnut
荠 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jì in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as qí.
In traditional Chinese the character 薺 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 荠
Definitions for 荠 pronounced as qí
- water chestnut
Definitions for 荠 pronounced as jì
- see 薺菜|荠菜[ji4 cai4]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 荠 — see all
- shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
- Chinese water chestnut
- Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
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Book 4 part 2
by Junon ※ 163 characters