淫羊藿 yín yáng huò

horny goat weed; Chinese herb for sex health

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac
  2. 2. also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)

Characters

Character Meaning
淫 yín
variant of 淫yín; excessive; excess
羊 yáng HSK 2
sheep; goat; surname Yang
藿 huò
beans; Lophanthus rugosus