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芡 (him3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

芡 (him3, qiàn) — Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi); plant allied to the water – lily

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 芡實 (him3 sat6) — Gorgon fruit; Semen euryales (botany); see also 雞頭米|鸡头米[ji1 tou2 mi3]
• 芡粉 (him3 fan2) — cornstarch; powder made from Gorgon fruit
• 忺 (him1) — happy, satisfied, comfortable
• 欠債還錢 (him3 zaai3 waan4 cin4) — 'a debtor must pay his debt'
• 欠奉 (him3 fung6) — lacking; cannot be provided
• 欠運 (him3 wan6) — to be lacking in luck; bad luck

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