common
name
technical

Meaning of

蕺 means heartleaf houttuynia (Houttuynia cordata); fishwort. Pronounced jí.

  • heartleaf houttuynia (Houttuynia cordata); fishwort

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

cài
de
nèn
liáng
bàn
chī
 

The young leaves of houttuynia can be eaten as a cold salad.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhōng
yào
hán
yǒu
de
chéng
fèn
 

This traditional Chinese medicine contains houttuynia.

xīng
cǎo
zài
 
Běn
cǎo
Gāng
 
zhōng
yǒu
zǎi
 

Houttuynia cordata is recorded in the 'Compendium of Materia Medica'.