茺 (chōng): (in 茺蔚) Siberian motherwort

Meanings

茺蔚是中医妇科常用的草药。

Chōngwèi shì zhōngyī fùkē chángyòng de cǎoyào.

Motherwort is a common herb in traditional Chinese gynecology.

这副药用了茺蔚的种子。

Zhè fù yào yòng le chōngwèi de zhǒngzi.

This herbal formula uses the seeds of motherwort.

usage

茺 is a bound character used only in 茺蔚, the classical name for motherwort (better known today as 益母草, 'benefit-mother herb').

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plant

艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and herb names — fitting for the medicinal herb 茺.

phonetic

充 chōng

to fill; full

充 ('to fill') under the grass radical supplies the exact sound chōng with no tone change. It adds no meaning.

茺 chōng