苋 | xiàn | amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) |
苋菜 | xiàn cài | amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus) |
刺苋 | cì xiàn | prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) |
白苋 | bái xiàn | white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food |
白苋紫茄 | bái xiàn zǐ qié | white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle |
苋科 | xiàn kē | Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜 |
马齿苋 | mǎ chǐ xiàn | Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) |