lóu
蒌
name of a plant; artemisia
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
Chinese mugwort or other plants in the Artemisia genus
literaryA rare character used primarily in the names of specific plants. Almost never used alone in modern Chinese except within these compound terms.
Lóu蒌
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǒu有
xiāng香
qì气
de的
hāo蒿
cǎo草
。
"Lóu" is a type of fragrant mugwort.
Zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
，
lóu蒌
hāo蒿
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kě可
yǐ以
shí食
yòng用
de的
yě野
cài菜
。
In ancient texts, "lóuhao" (artemisia) is a type of edible wild vegetable.
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Bǐ彼
cǎi采
fēng葑
fēi菲
，
wú无
yǐ以
xià下
tǐ体
。
Dé德
yīn音
mò莫
wéi违
，
jí及
ěr尔
tóng同
sǐ死
。
You pick the turnip and the colewort, but do not reject the roots. May you not break your virtuous promise, that we may die together.