連翹

See also: 连翘

Chinese

even; as; to join
even; as; to join; to link; successively
 
outstanding; to raise
trad. (連翹)
simp. (连翘)

Etymology

From 連車连车 (liánchē, “successive carriages”) and 翹車翘车 (qiáochē, “the carriages that are used for treating men of virtue and abilities”) due to its elegant and successive blossoms.

Pronunciation


Noun

連翹

  1. the fruit of weeping forsythia (Forsythia suspensa)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (連翹):
  • Japanese: 連翹(れんぎょう) (rengyō)
  • Korean: 연교(連翹) (yeon'gyo)
  • Vietnamese: liên kiều (連翹)

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: 4
ぎょう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

(れん)(ぎょう) or 連翹(レンギョウ) • (rengyō

  1. weeping forsythia, Forsythia suspensa
    Synonym: 連翹空木 (rengyō-utsugi)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of Forsythia suspensa
  3. a (mon, crest) pattern of forsythia

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

  • 連翹空木(れんぎょううつぎ) (rengyō utsugi)
  • 小連翹(しょうれんぎょう) (shōrengyō)