牛膝草

niúxīcǎo

noun

Meanings

1 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

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Examples

牛膝草常用作香草和药用植物。

Niúxīcǎo cháng yòng zuò xiāngcǎo hé yàoyòng zhíwù.

Hyssop is often used as a herb and medicinal plant.

她在花园里种了一些牛膝草。

Tā zài huāyuán lǐ zhòng le yìxiē niúxīcǎo.

She planted some hyssop in the garden.

Tips

memory

Literally 'ox-knee grass' — named for the swollen joints on its stem that resemble an ox's knee. Don't confuse with 牛膝 (Achyranthes bidentata), an unrelated TCM herb.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

膝 xī

草 cǎo