杜仲

dùzhòng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 eucommia (Eucommia ulmoides), a Chinese rubber tree
  2. 2 (TCM) eucommia bark, a tonic herb for the kidneys and lower back

Examples

Zhōngyī chángyòng dùzhòng bǔshèn qiáng yāo.
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses eucommia to tonify the kidneys and strengthen the lower back.
Tā měitiān pào yī bēi dùzhòngchá.
He brews a cup of eucommia tea every day.

Tips

culture
Eucommia bark is one of the classical ('superior grade') herbs in 《》 (Shénnóng Běncǎo Jīng), the foundational TCM materia medica. Its cut bark uniquely shows fine white latex strands — the source of the 'rubber tree' nickname.
memory
The name is purely a botanical/medicinal label — and are both common surnames, but here they are just phonetic. Don't try to read meaning into the characters.

Stroke Order

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