kōu
芤
onion/scallion (archaic)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
onion; scallion; leek (ancient term)
archaicAn archaic term rarely used in modern Chinese except in classical texts, historical contexts, or certain compound terms. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), it is also the name of a specific pulse condition.
《
Běn本
cǎo草
gāng纲
mù目
》
zhōng中
tí提
jí及
kōu芤
mài脉
rú如
àn按
cōng葱
guǎn管
。
The 'Compendium of Materia Medica' mentions that a 'kōu' pulse feels like pressing on a scallion stem.
Gǔ古
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
'
kōu芤
'
yǔ与
jīn今
rì日
de的
'
cōng葱
'
suǒ所
zhǐ指
xiāng相
tóng同
。
The ancient term 'kōu' refers to the same thing as the modern word 'cōng' (scallion).