皂角刺

zàojiǎocì

noun

Meanings

1 Chinese honey locust thorn (TCM herb)
2 dried thorn of Gleditsia sinensis, used to dispel swelling and discharge pus

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

皂角刺在《本草纲目》中有详细记载。

Zàojiǎocì zài 《 Běncǎo Gāngmù 》 zhōng yǒu xiángxì jìzǎi.

The honey locust thorn is described in detail in the Compendium of Materia Medica.

HSK 7-9

医生开的药方里有皂角刺。

Yīshēng kāi de yàofāng lǐ yǒu zàojiǎocì.

The doctor's prescription included honey locust thorn.

Tips

culture

The sharp thorns of 皂角 (honey locust, Gleditsia sinensis) are a classical TCM herb. Though grouped under "animal/biology" in some frequency corpora, this is a plant product - used externally and internally for abscesses and swellings.

Stroke Order

皂 zào

角 jiǎo

刺 cì