防风

防風

fángfēng

verb #33,612

Meanings

1 to shelter from wind
2 windproof
3 fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata, a TCM herb)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

防风在中药里很常用。

Fángfēng zài zhōngyào lǐ hěn chángyòng.

Fangfeng is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine.

HSK 7-9

这件外套既防风又保暖。

Zhè jiàn wàitào jì fángfēng yòu bǎonuǎn.

This jacket is both windproof and warm.

Tips

culture

Two senses: everyday 'windproof' (as in 防风外套, 防风镜 goggles) AND the TCM herb Saposhnikovia divaricata, used for treating wind-cold symptoms - in 中医 theory 风 'wind' is a pathogenic factor.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

风 fēng