紫菀

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Chinese

purple; violet; imperial
purple; violet; imperial; palace
 
luxuriance of growth
trad. (紫菀)
simp. #(紫菀)
alternative forms 茈菀
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Pronunciation


Noun

紫菀

  1. Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus), one of the 50 fundamental herbs of Traditional Chinese medicine

References

  • 紫菀 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
おん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
紫苑

Noun

()(おん) (shionしをん (siwon)? (alternative reading hiragana しおに, rōmaji shioni, historical hiragana しをに)

  1. Alternative spelling of 紫苑: a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

Proper noun

()(おん) (Shion (alternative reading hiragana しおに, rōmaji Shioni, historical hiragana しをに) (alternative reading hiragana しえん, rōmaji Shien, historical hiragana しゑん)

  1. Alternative spelling of 紫苑: a female given name