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菟

Mandarin · pinyin tù

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses)
also called 菟絲子

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菟: tù · dodder; creeper

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4 · tu4

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tou3 · tou4

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character · Etymology 1

used in 菟葵
used in 菟裘
used in 菟絲／菟丝 (tùsī) and 菟絲子／菟丝子 (tùsīzǐ)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete, Old Chu) only used in 於菟 (wūtú, “tiger”)

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