xiān莶（薟）
莶（薟）
technical
common
Meaning of 莶
莶 means used in the compound 豨莶 (xī xiān), referring to Siegesbeckia orientalis, a medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat rheumatism and arthritis. Pronounced xiān.
- used in the compound 豨莶 (xī xiān), referring to Siegesbeckia orientalis, a medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat rheumatism and arthritis
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes16
Components
艹
僉
Stroke Order
莶
Definitions & Examples
Xī豨
xiān莶
cǎo草
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Xixian grass is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material.
Zhōng中
yī医
cháng常
yòng用
xī豨
xiān莶
lái来
zhì治
liáo疗
fēng风
shī湿
bì痹
tòng痛
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses xixian to treat rheumatic pain.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
xiě写
zuò作
“
xī豨
xiān薟
”
。
This plant was written as "xī xiān" in ancient texts.