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蘅蕪

简蘅芜 · 繁蘅蕪

Mandarin · pinyin héng wú

Asarum blumei (ginger plant)

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蘅: héng · a fragrant plant with a medicinal root, a type of wild ginger
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芜: wú · luxurious growth of weeds

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2–2 · heng2 wu2

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