石南

shínán

noun #35,254

Meanings

1 heath; heather
2 photinia (ornamental shrub whose flowers are admired and leaves used in medicine)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

山坡上开满了石南花。

Shānpō shàng kāi mǎn le shínán huā.

The hillside is covered in heather flowers.

HSK 6

石南叶可以入药。

Shínán yè kěyǐ rù yào.

Photinia leaves can be used as medicine.

Tips

culture

石南 traditionally refers to several ornamental shrubs in the Ericaceae and Rosaceae families - including European heather and the East-Asian photinia. The literal 'stone-south' name comes from the plant's habit of growing on rocky, sun-facing slopes.

Stroke Order

石 shí

南 nán