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草大青

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo dà qīng

Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174

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3–4–1 · cao3 da4 qing1

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