文
kōu

芤
脉

technical

Meaning of 芤脉

芤脉 means scallion or onion stalk (archaic); hollow or scallion-stalk pulse (TCM). Pronounced kōu.

  • scallion or onion stalk (archaic)
  • hollow or scallion-stalk pulse (TCM)

Definitions & Examples

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
yǐ以
 “
kōu芤
 ”
yù喻
zhǐ指
cōng葱
guǎn管
 。

In classical texts, 'kōu' is used metaphorically for a scallion stalk.