紫菀

zǐwǎn

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

秋天，紫菀开出许多紫色的小花。

Qiūtiān, zǐwǎn kāichū xǔduō zǐsè de xiǎohuā.

In autumn the Tatarian aster puts out lots of small purple flowers.

HSK 7-9

他咳嗽了很久，医生在药方里加了紫菀。

Tā késou le hěn jiǔ, yīshēng zài yàofāng lǐ jiā le zǐwǎn.

He had been coughing for a long time, so the doctor added Tatarian aster to his prescription.

mistakes

菀 is read wǎn here. In classical poetry the same character is read yù, meaning 'lush'.

紫 zǐ

菀 wǎn