| 芍 | |||
| peony; water chestnuts | |||
| Radical | 䒑艸艹艹艹 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 3 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading |
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Cantonese reading | coek3 zoek3 |
| Japanese on reading | shaku | Japanese kun reading | kurokuwai hasunomi |
| Korean reading | cak cek | Vietnamese reading | thược |
| 芍 | [ què ] see 芍陂[Que4 pi2] |
| 芍 | [ shaó ] Chinese peony, Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora |
| 芍藥 | [ shaó yaò ] Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora), common herbaceous peony, peony used in TCM |
| 芍陂 | [ què pí ] Quepi lake (irrigation project in Han to Tang times on Huai river 淮河 in modern Anhui) |
| ⇒ 採蘭贈芍 | [ caǐ lán zèng shaó ] lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers |
| ⇒ 白芍 | [ baí shaó ] root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM |
| ⇒ 贈芍 | [ zèng shaó ] to give peonies, fig. exchange of gifts between lovers |