李时珍

李時珍
Lǐ Shízhēn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Li Shizhen (1518–1593), Ming dynasty physician and pharmacologist, author of the 《本草纲目》 (Compendium of Materia Medica)

Examples

HSK 6
Lǐ Shízhēn huā le sānshí nián xiě chéng 《 Běn cǎo Gāng mù 》.
Li Shizhen spent thirty years writing the Compendium of Materia Medica.
HSK 6
Zhōngyīxué shēng dōu xué guò Lǐ Shízhēn de gòngxiàn.
Every student of traditional Chinese medicine has studied Li Shizhen's contributions.

Tips

history
《本草纲目》 catalogued 1,892 medicinal substances and over 11,000 prescriptions. Darwin cited it in 《物种起源》 as a source on Chinese zoology - proof of how far its influence reached.

Stroke Order

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