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茺

chōng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 茺蔚) Siberian motherwort

Examples

HSK 7-9
茺蔚是中医妇科常用的草药。
Chōngwèi shì zhōngyī fùkē chángyòng de cǎoyào.
Motherwort is a common herb in traditional Chinese gynecology.
HSK 7-9
这副药用了茺蔚的种子。
Zhè fù yào yòng le chōngwèi de zhǒngzi.
This herbal formula uses the seeds of motherwort.

Tips

usage
茺 is a bound character used only in 茺蔚, the classical name for motherwort (better known today as 益母草, 'benefit-mother herb').

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and herb names - fitting for the medicinal herb 茺.
phonetic
充 chōng
to fill; full
充 ('to fill') under the grass radical supplies the exact sound chōng with no tone change. It adds no meaning.

Stroke Order

茺 chōng