sháo yào

Traditional: 芍藥

芍药 (sháo yào) is a Chinese word meaning “Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM”.

Meanings

  1. 1Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
  2. 2common herbaceous peony
  3. 3peony used in TCM

Characters in 芍药

芍què · used in 芍陂[Que4 bei1]药yào · leaf of the iris

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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