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Mandarin · pinyin Běn cǎo Gāng mù

Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍 Lǐ Shí zhēn

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
纲: gāng · heavy rope, hawser; main points

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3–3–1–4 · Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4

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