漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
茎: stalk, stem
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 艹grass(meaning)
- 圣(sound)
艹 carries the meaning · 圣 gives the sound
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 花茎かけいscape
くきkuki · kun'yomi · on its own
- 茎くきstalk; stem
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 芋茎ずいきtaro stem
Also read キョウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side茎 stalk · 艹
vs径 diameter · 彳In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 莖 · jīng
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 茎. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 莖.
- Simplified
- 茎 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 莖 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jīng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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