籽 seeds 播 种 bō zhǒng to sow seeds 玉 女 yù nu:3 beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM 瓜 子 guā zǐ melon seed / seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack 菜 籽 cài zǐ vegetable seeds / rapeseed 浸 种 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water, to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution, to prevent damage from insects etc) 八 宝 粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 结 子 jiē zǐ to bear seeds (of plant) 菟 丝 子 tù sī zǐ dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine) 葵 花 子 kuí huā zǐ sunflower seeds 条 播 tiáo bō to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows) 蓉 paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc / used in 芙蓉[fu2 rong2], lotus 菟 dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子 砘 (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose 埯 hole in the ground to plant seeds in / to make a hole for seeds / to dibble 蕡 hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant 粩 a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3] 调 三 窝 四 tiáo sān wō sì to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom) 撒 种 sǎ zhǒng to sow seeds 早 播 zǎo bō to plant early / to sow seeds in early spring / early sowing 石 榴 子 shí liu zǐ pomegranate seeds / pomegranate arils 胡 椒 子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn / seeds of pepper 胡 椒 粒 hú jiāo lì peppercorn / seeds of pepper 荔 枝 核 lì zhī hé seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM) 轧 棉 yà mián to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber) 种 子 行 动 网 Seeds Action Network 种 子 和 工 具 委 员 会 Seeds and Tools Committee 打 瓜 dǎ guā a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds 王 不 留 行 wáng bù liú xíng cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis) / cowherb seeds (used in TCM) 爱 玉 冰 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore) 砘 子 dùn zi stone roller used to compact loose soil after sowing seeds 菱 角 líng jiao water caltrop (Trapa species), aquatic plant with edible seeds 落 土 luò tǔ (of seeds etc) to fall to the ground / (of the sun or moon) to set
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