荞 meaning and stroke order
Buckwheat
How to write 荞, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 荞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- common mallow (Malva sinensis)
- variant of 蕎|荞[qiao2]
- used in 蕎麥|荞麦[qiao2 mai4]
How 荞 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A tall 乔 grass 艹; 乔 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 荞
Picture a tall 乔 (qiáo) plant under the grass radical 艹. Buckwheat is a grain plant, and 乔 also gives the sound qiáo.
荞 almost always appears in the word 荞麦 (qiáomài), buckwheat. You will see it on menus for buckwheat noodles and buckwheat tea. Example: 我喜欢吃荞麦面。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī qiáomài miàn.) I like eating buckwheat noodles.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 荞 with 乔 (qiáo, tall) or 桥 (qiáo, bridge), since all three share the same sound. Remember that only the plant word takes the grass radical 艹 on top.
Questions about 荞
How many strokes are in 荞?
荞 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 荞 mean?
荞 (qiáo) means buckwheat.
How do you pronounce 荞?
荞 is pronounced qiáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 荞?
The radical of 荞 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 荞 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 荞?
The traditional form of 荞 is 荍 and 蕎. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 荞 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 荞 be used on its own to mean buckwheat?
Rarely. In everyday Chinese people say 荞麦 (qiáomài) rather than 荞 alone. The single character mostly shows up inside compounds.
What are some common foods with 荞 in the name?
Common ones are 荞麦面 (qiáomài miàn, buckwheat noodles) and 荞麦茶 (qiáomài chá, buckwheat tea). Japanese soba is often described in Chinese as 荞麦面.