川芎

chuānxiōng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Sichuan lovage
  2. 2 chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong)

Examples

HSK 5
Chuānxiōng shì yì zhǒng chángyòng de zhōngyào.
Sichuan lovage is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb.
HSK 6
Zhège fāngzi lǐ yǒu dāngguī hé chuānxiōng.
This prescription contains Chinese angelica and Sichuan lovage.

Tips

culture
川 stands for Sichuan, where most of it is grown. In Chinese medicine the root is used to get the blood moving and ease pain, especially headaches, and it is one of the four herbs of 四物汤.

Stroke Order

川 chuān
芎 xiōng