Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "莨", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "莨", and master the standard way of writing the character "莨".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 莨
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "莨" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
莨 [làng]
1. (Refers to 莨菪) A perennial herbaceous plant with tuberous rhizomes; the leaves are alternate and oblong. The seeds, rhizomes, and leaves can all be used for medicinal purposes.
莨 [liáng]
1. (Refers to 薯莨) A perennial herbaceous twining plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. It has tubers underground that contain a gelatinous substance and can be used as a dye for cotton and linen fabrics, such as “莨绸” (also referred to as "香云纱" or "拷纱").
莨 [láng]
1. (Name) Chinese penni-setum. A type of perennial herbaceous plant. In autumn and winter, the tips of the stems produce purple-black, bristly, cone-shaped flower clusters resembling wolf tails. The young shoots can be used as fodder.
引
1. From "说文": 莨, referring to a type of grass. It composes from grass and "良声" (good sound).
2. From "史记·司马相如传": If the land is low and damp, it produces 藏莨 (藏 refers to a type of hidden or buried).
例
For example: 莨尾 (the name of a plant, which is the same as dog tail grass); 莨莠 (莨 and 莠 refer to two types of weeds. They are often used to metaphorically indicate evil people or places overgrown with weeds).