| 韭 | |||
| scallion, leek; radical 179 | |||
| Radical | 韭 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 0 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | jiǔ | Cantonese reading | gau2 |
| Japanese on reading | kyuu ku | Japanese kun reading | nira |
| Korean reading | kwu | Vietnamese reading | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 韮 | ||
| 韭 | |||
| scallion, leek; radical 179 | |||
| Radical | 韭 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 0 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | jiǔ | Cantonese reading | gau2 |
| Japanese on reading | kyuu ku | Japanese kun reading | nira |
| Korean reading | kwu | Vietnamese reading | |
| Semantic Variant(s) | 韮 | ||
| 韭 | [ jiǔ ] leek |
| 韭菜 | [ jiǔ caì ] garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives, (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) |
| 韭菜花 | [ jiǔ caì huā ] chives (Allium tuberosum) |