鳧茈
Chinese
wild duck; to swim | Lithospermum officinale; water chestnut | ||
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trad. (鳧茈) | 鳧 | 茈 | |
simp. (凫茈) | 凫 | 茈 | |
variant forms | 鳧茨/凫茨 |
Etymology
So named because mallards (鳧) like to eat water chestnuts, and water chestnuts are purple like the gromwell (茈) in the early stages of growth (Li, 2012).
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