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细辛

xì xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)
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-f188508fd11ba0ea. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

細辛 细辛 [xi4 xin1] /Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum)/

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Other forms in these source records: 細辛

  • 细
    xì

    thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal

  • 辛
    xīn

    (of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa

    Xīn

    surname Xin

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