本草 běn cǎo

Chinese materia medica; a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Chinese materia medica
  2. 2. a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

Characters

Character Meaning
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough