芸薹子

蕓薹子
yúntáizǐ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rapeseed
  2. 2 seed of the rape plant (Brassica rapa / B. napus)

Examples

Yúntáizǐ kěyǐ zhà yóu.
Rapeseed can be pressed for oil.
Zhōngyī yòng yúntáizǐ rù yào.
Traditional Chinese medicine uses rapeseed in remedies.

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Botanical / TCM term. The everyday word for the same crop is 油菜 (yóucài, 'oil vegetable') and the seed is 油菜 (yóucàizǐ). is the older Chinese name for the rape plant, preserved in pharmacopoeia and botany.

Stroke Order

yún
tái