yào shǔ kuí

Traditional: 藥蜀葵

药蜀葵 (yào shǔ kuí) is a Chinese word meaning “marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)”.

Meanings

  1. 1marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)

Characters in 药蜀葵

药yào · leaf of the iris蜀Shǔ · short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province葵kuí · used in the names of various herbaceous plants

Related words

药leaf of the iris药medicine药物medicaments炸药explosive; blasting agent; dynamite药品medicaments毒药poison弹药ammunition药片a (medicine) pill or tablet止痛药painkiller安眠药sleeping pill火药gunpowder服药to take medicine

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