yì zhū qián mádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
common nettle (Urtica dioica)
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Original source entry:

異株蕁麻 异株荨麻 [yi4 zhu1 qian2 ma2] /common nettle (Urtica dioica)/

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Other forms in these source records: 異株蕁麻

  • 异
    yì

    different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

  • 株
    zhū

    tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)

  • 荨
    qián

    used in 蕁麻|荨麻[qián má] / also pr. [xún]

  • 麻
    má

    hemp (variant of 麻[má]) / generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

    Má

    surname Ma

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