牛黄

牛黃
niúhuáng
noun #80,578

Meanings

  1. 1 ox bezoar
  2. 2 cattle gallstone

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè zhǒng yào lǐ hányǒu niúhuáng.
This medicine contains ox bezoar.
HSK 7-9
Tiānrán niúhuáng fēicháng xīshǎo, jiàgé bǐ huángjīn hái guì.
Natural ox bezoar is so rare that it costs more than gold.

Tips

culture
A gallstone found in a small share of cattle, used in Chinese medicine for high fever and convulsions. It is the key ingredient of 安宫牛黄丸, a famous emergency pill. Most 牛黄 sold today is artificial or cultivated.

Stroke Order

牛 niú
黄 huáng