xióng
huáng

technical
common

Meaning of 雄黄

雄黄 means realgar; arsenic disulfide mineral, orange-yellow in color. Pronounced xióng huáng.

  • realgar; arsenic disulfide mineral, orange-yellow in color

Definitions & Examples

xióng
huáng
shì
zhǒng
cháng
jiàn
de
hán
shēn
kuàng
 

Realgar is a common arsenic-containing mineral.

zhōng
rèn
wéi
xióng
huáng
yǒu
jiě
shā
chóng
de
gōng
xiào
 

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that realgar has the efficacy of detoxification and killing parasites.

duān
jié
xióng
huáng
jiǔ
shì
chuán
tǒng
zhī
 

Drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional customs.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ kuài
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