chāng pú

菖蒲 (chāng pú) is a Chinese word meaning “Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag”.

Meanings

  1. 1Acorus calamus
  2. 2sweet sedge or sweet flag

Characters in 菖蒲

菖chāng · see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]蒲pú · refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis

Related words

蒲公英dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)蒲refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis蒲surname Pu蒲团praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail)香蒲Typha orientalis蒲扇palm-leaf fan水菖蒲Acorus calamus菖see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]水蒲苇莺(bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)洋蒲桃love apple蒲包cattail bag蒲式耳bushel (eight gallons)

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