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蕁

简荨 · 繁蕁

Mandarin · pinyin qián

used in 蕁麻 qián má
also pr. xún

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荨: xún · nettle

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2 · qian2

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cam4 · cim4

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(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 知母 (zhīmǔ, “Anemarrhena asphodeloides”).

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only used in 蕁麻／荨麻 (qiánmá) and 蕁麻疹／荨麻疹 (xúnmázhěn)

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