123456
Keyword
peony
  • water chestnuts
Frequency
#4779
Strokes
6
Readings
sháo
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 勺 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
芍药sháoyào
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM
白芍báisháo
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
芍sháo
Chinese peony; Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
芍陂Quèbēi
Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安丰塘 (ĀnfēngTáng)