小 花 远 志

xiǎo huā yuǎn zhìdictionary entry

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

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Original source entry:

小花遠志 小花远志 [xiao3 hua1 yuan3 zhi4] /small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine/

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Other forms in these source records: 小花遠志

小
xiǎo
small / tiny / few / young
花
huā
flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]
Huā
surname Hua
远
yuǎn
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
yuàn
to distance oneself from (classical)
志
zhì
aspiration / ambition / the will / sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote

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