蒜

suàn

s+uàn·4th tone

garlic · CL: tóu,瓣 bàn

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 13 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

蒜=艹+祘

Etymology

herb

Meanings

garlic

CL: tóu,瓣 bàn

suàn

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Words with 蒜 55 total

to stagger (walk unsteadily)拌蒜bàn suàn garlic shoots and leaves青蒜qīng suàn garlic clove蒜瓣suàn bàn garlic shoot; garlic sprouts蒜苗suàn miáo thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste蒜泥suàn ní garlic shoots (cookery)蒜薹suàn tái garlic bulb蒜头suàn tóu to act stupid · to play dumb · to pretend to not know装蒜zhuāng suàn garlic · CL:瓣 bàn, tóu大蒜dà suàn red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)石蒜shí suàn garlic odor蒜味suàn wèi minced garlic · peeled garlic clove蒜米suàn mǐ (dialect) garlic paste蒜糜suàn mí thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste蒜蓉suàn róng garlic press压蒜器yā suàn qì Chinese elephant garlic多瓣蒜duō bàn suàn solo garlic; single-clove garlic独子蒜dú zǐ suàn solo garlic; single-clove garlic独头蒜dú tóu suàn garlic press蒜茸钳suàn róng qián to feign ignorance装洋蒜zhuāng yáng suàn garlic sauce · pesto香蒜酱xiāng suàn jiàng lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) · fig. trivial (matter)鸡毛蒜皮jī máo suàn pí lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) · fig. to pound the ground with one's head磕头如捣蒜kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

Idioms with 蒜 1 total Chain

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) · fig. trivial (matter)鸡毛蒜皮jī máo suàn pí

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