How to write 茜

茜 qiàn 名 【本义】: 草名 【造字法】: 形声。从艸，西声。 1. A type of perennial herb in the madder family. It has a square stem with backward prickles, four leaves arranged in a whorl, and flowers that are small and pale yellowish-white. The fruit is spherical, black when ripe, edible, and the root can be used for dyeing and medicinal purposes. 2. Deep red (绛色). 3. Used similarly to "倩", meaning beautiful and lively. 茜 qiàn 形 1. Deep red. ([En.] deep red) 2. Bright; vivid. ([En.] bright) 3. Luxuriant. ([En.] luxuriant) 茜 qiàn 动 1. To dye red. ([En.] dye red) 2. See also: xī 茜 qiàn 名 1. Used as a character in personal names, often for transliteration of foreign women's names. 2. In personal names, it can also be pronounced as qiàn. 茜 xī 1. Used as a transliteration for foreign women's names. 2. See also: qiàn 茜 xī 1. Used as a transliteration for foreign women's names. 2. See also: qiàn