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李时珍

Lǐ Shí zhēndictionary entry
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Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Běn cǎo Gāng mù]
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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.

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Original source entry:

李時珍 李时珍 [Li3 Shi2 zhen1] /Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 李時珍

  • 李
    lǐ

    plum

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 珍
    zhēn

    precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

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