芡 Stroke Order

芡 [qiàn] 名词 本义: 水生植物。又名鸡头。 1. 一年生水草，茎叶有刺，亦称“鸡头”。 (A one-year aquatic plant, with spiny stems and leaves, also known as "chicken head.") - 芡实（芡的果实；种子的仁可食，经碾磨制成淀粉。亦称“鸡头米”）。 (Gordon euryale (the fruit of G. euryale; the seed's kernel is edible, and can be ground into starch. Also called "chicken head rice").) - 芡粉。 (Gorgon fruit powder.) 2. 烹调时用淀粉加水调成的浓汁。 (A thick sauce made of starch mixed with water during cooking.) - 勾芡。 (To thicken sauce.) 引: 1. 《说文》：芡，鸡头也。 (Shuowen: "芡 is also known as chicken head.") 2. 按，花似鸡冠，实苞如鸡首，故名。生于池沼中的一种一年生大水草，体表有刺，叶圆而大，浮于水面，花茎伸长于水面上，顶生一花，紫色，浆果球形，果内胚乳白粉质，可食用。 (According to literature, its flowers resemble a cockscomb, and its fruit is shaped like a chicken's head, hence the name. It is a one-year aquatic plant found in ponds and marshes, with prickly surfaces, large round leaves floating on the water surface, slender flower stalks extending above water with a purple flower at the top, and round, edible white powdery fruit.) 例: 如: 芡珠（芡的子实） (For example: Gorgon fruit (the seed of Gordon euryale).) 例: 如: 勾芡 (For example: to thicken sauce.)