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药蜀葵

yào shǔ kuídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
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-768ad8e97621b155. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

藥蜀葵 药蜀葵 [yao4 shu3 kui2] /marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)/

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Other forms in these source records: 藥蜀葵

  • 药
    yào

    leaf of the iris / medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi] / to poison

  • 蜀
    Shǔ

    short name for Sichuan 四川[Sì chuān] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[Sān guó] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn], situated around what is now Sichuan province

  • 葵
    kuí

    used in the names of various herbaceous plants

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