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刺五加

cì wǔ jiādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
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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-525cc9f357808735. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

刺五加 刺五加 [ci4 wu3 jia1] /manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 刺
    cī

    (onom.) whoosh

    cì

    thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 加
    jiā

    to add / (math.) plus / to increase / to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bù], 大[dà], 稍[shāo] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shāo jiā gǎi liáng] "make some minor improvements to (it)")

    Jiā

    Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]) / surname Jia

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