李时珍 lǐ shí zhēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]

CHARACTERS

李 lǐ plum; judge; surname
时 shí time, season; era, age, period
珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare