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木香

mùxiāng
noun #64,094

Meanings

  1. 1 costus root (Saussurea costus)
  2. 2 aucklandia (medicinal herb)
  3. 3 banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)

Examples

中医常用木香来理气止痛。
Zhōngyī cháng yòng mùxiāng lái lǐqì zhǐtòng.
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses costus root to regulate qi and relieve pain.
院子里的木香开了一墙。
Yuànzi lǐ de mùxiāng kāi le yì qiáng.
The banksia roses in the courtyard covered a whole wall in bloom.

Tips

usage
木香 has two unrelated meanings: in TCM it refers to costus root, a digestive herb; in gardening it refers to the climbing banksia rose. Context tells you which — a pharmacy versus a courtyard.

Stroke Order

木 mù
香 xiāng