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黃檗

简黄檗 · 繁黃檗

Mandarin · pinyin huáng bò

Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
檗: bò · a cork tree
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–4 · huang2 bo4

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wong4 baak3

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noun

Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
(traditional Chinese medicine) bark of the Amur cork tree (a herb used to reduce "damp-heat", to lower blood sugar and blood pressure)

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