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菪

dàng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 henbane (in the compound 莨菪, a poisonous medicinal plant)

Examples

莨菪的根可提取莨菪碱。
Làngdàng de gēn kě tíqǔ làngdàngjiǎn.
The root of henbane is processed into the drug scopolamine.
莨菪是一种开微紫花的多年生草本。
Làngdàng shì yīzhǒng kāi wēi zǐ huā de duōniánshēng cǎoběn.
Henbane is a perennial herb with purple-tinged flowers.

Tips

usage
Exists almost only inside 莨菪 ('henbane') and its derivative 莨菪碱 (the alkaloid scopolamine). Learn it as part of that fixed plant name rather than as a standalone word.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical, compressed form of 草. On top it marks the character as a plant name — here half of the henbane compound.
phonetic
宕 dàng
to delay; a cave
Supplies the sound exactly: standalone 宕 reads dàng, matching this character. It is purely phonetic and contributes no meaning to the plant.

Stroke Order

菪 dàng