韭

scallion, leek, chive; leek

Strokes
9
Pinyin
jiǔ

Parts

Built from 韭

Words with 韭

  1. 韭菜jiǔ cài · jiucaigarlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
  2. 韭黄jiǔ huáng · jiuhuangyellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)
  3. 割韭菜gē jiǔ cài · gejiucai(fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit
  4. 韭菜花jiǔ cài huā · jiucaihuachives (Allium tuberosum)
  5. 韭菜盒子jiǔ cài hé zi · jiucaihezichive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients (usually contains scrambled eggs)

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences