野菊花

yějúhuā
noun #82,158

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wild chrysanthemum
  2. 2 Chrysanthemum indicum flower (used in TCM and herbal tea)

Examples

Shānpōshàng kāi mǎn le huángsè de yějúhuā.
The hillside is covered in yellow wild chrysanthemums.
Nǎinai yòng yějúhuā pàochá qīng huǒ.
Grandma brews wild chrysanthemum tea to cool down internal heat.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese medicine 野菊花 is classed as cooling (清热解毒), brewed as tea for sore throats, hypertension, or heaty eyes. Distinct from cultivated 菊花 used in fancy floral tea — 野菊花 is smaller, more bitter, more potent.

Stroke Order

huā