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神农本草经

Shén nóng Běn cǎo Jīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
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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:

神農本草經 神农本草经 [Shen2 nong2 Ben3 cao3 Jing1] /Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls/

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Other forms in these source records: 神農本草經

  • 神
    shén

    god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing

  • 农
    nóng

    (bound form) agriculture

    Nóng

    surname Nong

  • 本
    běn

    (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

  • 草
    cǎo

    grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]

    cào

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  • 经
    jīng

    classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jīng jì]

    Jīng

    surname Jing

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