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艾葉炭

简艾叶炭 · 繁艾葉炭

Mandarin · pinyin ài yè tàn

carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM)
Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum

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艾: ài · artemisia, mugwort
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
炭: tàn · charcoal; coal; carbon
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–4–4 · ai4 ye4 tan4

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