Chinese Character: 芹 (Qín - Celery)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 艹 (Radical: 艹, related to plants)
笔画数: 7 (Number of strokes: 7)
结构分解: 形声字，从艹（草字头，表示与植物相关），斤声（jīn，表音）。本义指芹菜（一种常见蔬菜），古汉语中也用于自谦（如“芹献”指菲薄的礼物）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "艹" (plant radical) and "斤" (phonetic component). Originally refers to celery (a common vegetable); used humbly in classical Chinese (e.g., "芹献" - modest gift).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qín (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“芹”主要表示：
1. 植物名：芹菜，一种伞形科草本植物，茎可食用（如“炒芹菜”）；
2. 谦辞：古汉语中用于自谦，如“献芹”指赠送微薄的礼物以表心意。("芹" mainly means:
1. Plant name: Celery, an umbelliferous herb with edible stems (e.g., "炒芹菜" - stir-fried celery).
2. Humble term: Used in classical Chinese to denote a modest gift (e.g., "献芹" - present a humble gift).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 芹菜 (qín cài) Celery
- 水芹 (shuǐ qín) Water celery
- 旱芹 (hàn qín) Land celery
- 献芹 (xiàn qín) Present a modest gift
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“芹”通常作名词使用（如“买芹菜”），可与量词“棵”“把”搭配（如“一棵芹菜”），或组成复合词（如“芹菜汁”指芹菜榨的汁）。("芹" is usually used as a noun (e.g., "买芹菜" - buy celery), paired with measure words "棵"/"把" (e.g., "一棵芹菜" - a stalk of celery), or forms compounds (e.g., "芹菜汁" - celery juice).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
芹菜在中国饮食中历史悠久，《诗经·鲁颂》有“思乐泮水，薄采其芹”的记载，说明古人已食用芹菜；成语“野人献芹”出自《列子》，比喻所献虽薄但出于真心，体现汉字与文化典故的关联。(Celery has a long history in Chinese cuisine, recorded in "The Book of Songs". The idiom "野人献芹" (a rustic presents celery) reflects the character's cultural connection to modesty.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
今天晚餐妈妈用芹菜炒牛肉，味道清香可口。(Jīn tiān wǎn cān mā ma yòng qín cài chǎo niú ròu, wèi dào qīng xiāng kě kǒu.)
Mom stir-fried beef with celery for dinner today, and it's fresh and delicious.
我没什么贵重礼物，这点水果就算是“野人献芹”吧。(Wǒ méi shén me guì zhòng lǐ wù, zhè diǎn shuǐ guǒ jiù suàn shì "yě rén xiàn qín" ba.)
I don't have valuable gifts; this fruit is just a modest offering from my heart.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“芹”的结构：上半部分“艹”表示与植物相关（如芹菜是草本植物），下半部分“斤”提示发音Qín，结合起来记忆为“草本植物的qián（误，实际为Qín）”。注意“斤”在这里是表音部件，实际发音为Qín。(Associate "芹" with its structure: "艹" (plant) indicates it's a herbaceous plant, and "斤" hints at the pronunciation "Qín". Combine to remember "herbaceous plant (Qín)".)