| 莧 | [ xiàn ] amaranth (genus Amaranthus), Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor), Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) |
| 莧科 | [ xiàn kē ] Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜|苋菜[xian4 cai4] |
| 莧菜 | [ xiàn caì ] amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus), Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) |
| ⇒ 刺莧 | [ cì xiàn ] prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) |
| ⇒ 白莧 | [ baí xiàn ] white amaranth (Amaranthus albus), sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food |
| ⇒ 白莧紫茄 | [ baí xiàn zǐ qié ] white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle |
| ⇒ 馬齒莧 | [ mǎ chǐ xiàn ] Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) |