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何首乌

hé shǒu wūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-12ebd051c4da44c9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

何首烏 何首乌 [he2 shou3 wu1] /Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)/fleeceflower root/

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Other forms in these source records: 何首烏

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

  • 首
    shǒu

    head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc

  • 乌
    wū

    crow / black

    wù

    used in 烏拉|乌拉[wù la] / used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wù la cǎo]

    Wū

    abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wū]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wū kè lán], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn] etc / surname Wu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.