熟地

Mandarin · pinyin shú dì

Meanings

  1. cultivated land
  2. in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
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熟
shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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2–4 · shu2 di4

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suk6 dei6

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noun

  1. cultivated land
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) prepared rhizome of rehmannia

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熟地 · shu2 di4
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Exact source record熟地 熟地 [shu2 di4] /cultivated land/in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)/