fán

蘩

Character · Noun

white mugwort (an herb)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

white mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora); an herb mentioned in ancient texts

archaic

This is a classical Chinese term for a specific type of mugwort plant. It is rarely used in modern language outside of literary or historical contexts.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
le了
 “
cǎi采
fán蘩
 ”
 。

The 'Book of Songs' mentions 'picking white mugwort.'

Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
fán蘩
jìn进
xíng行
jì祭
sì祀
 。

Ancient people used white mugwort in rituals.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
míng名
wéi为
fán蘩
de的
xiāng香
cǎo草
 。

This is a fragrant herb called white mugwort.