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何首烏

简何首乌 · 繁何首烏

Mandarin · pinyin hé shǒu wū

Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
fleeceflower root

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何: hé · what, why, where, which, how
首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
烏: Look up this written character
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark

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2–3–1 · he2 shou3 wu1

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(traditional Chinese medicine) Reynoutria multiflora (syn. Fallopia multiflora, Chinese fleeceflower, Chinese knotweed)

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