本草纲目 běn cǎo gāng mù

Compendium of Materia Medica; classic herb book

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李时珍lǐ shí zhēn

Characters

Character Meaning
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough
纲 gāng HSK 5
guiding principle; outline; class (taxonomy)
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list