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紫菀
紫菀
Chinese
| purple | luxuriance of growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
simp. and trad. (紫菀) |
紫 | 菀 | |
Noun
紫菀
- an aster, a Michaelmas daisy: Aster tataricus, one of the 50 fundamental herbs of Traditional Chinese medicine
References
-
紫菀 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
- http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
- http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
- http://www1.dict.li
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 紫 | 菀 |
|
し Grade: S |
おん Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
Alternative forms
Noun
紫菀 (hiragana しおん, romaji shion, historical hiragana しをん) (alternative reading hiragana しおに, romaji shioni, historical hiragana しをに)
- Alternative spelling of 紫苑 an aster, a Michaelmas daisy: Aster tataricus
Proper noun
紫菀 (hiragana しおん, romaji Shion) (alternative reading hiragana しおに, romaji Shioni, historical hiragana しをに) (alternative reading hiragana しえん, romaji Shien, historical hiragana しゑん)
- Alternative spelling of 紫苑 A female given name