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異株蕁麻

简异株荨麻 · 繁異株蕁麻

Mandarin · pinyin yì zhū qián má

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

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異: Look up this written character
株: zhū · numerary adjunct for trees; root
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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
荨: xún · nettle

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4–1–2–2 · yi4 zhu1 qian2 ma2

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