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黃耆

简黄耆 · 繁黃耆

Mandarin · pinyin huáng qí

milk vetch
plant genus Astragalus
huangqi 黃芪, Astragalus membranaceus (used in TCM)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
耆: qí · man of sixty; aged, old
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–2 · huang2 qi2

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