冬虫夏草 dōng chóng xià cǎo

caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)

Characters

Character Meaning
冬 dōng HSK 3
winter; surname Dong; (onom.) beating a drum
虫 chóng HSK 5
bug; insect; worm
夏 xià HSK 3
summer; surname Xia; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough