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薴

简苧 · 繁薴

Mandarin · pinyin níng

limonene
used in 薺薴 jì níng
(literary) tangled; in disarray

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苧: níng · zhù · China grass, ramie (Boehmeria nivea)

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disorderly; messy
Used in 薺薴／荠苧
Used in 薴烯／苧烯 (níngxī, “limonene”)

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