蒹 — Chinese character
蒹
jiān
common reed; Phragmites communis
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 艹 兼
- Formation
- pictophonetic — grass; meaning component 艹; sound component 兼
- Japanese
- 蒹 as a kanji
Common words with 蒹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒹葭倚玉 | jiān jiā yǐ yù | see 蒹葭倚玉树 (jiān jiā yǐ yù shù) |
| 蒹葭玉树 (蒹葭玉樹) | jiān jiā yù shù | see 蒹葭倚玉树 (jiān jiā yǐ yù shù) |
蒹 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.