神農本草經 shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

Classic of Herbal Medicine; ancient TCM text

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls

Characters

Character Meaning
神 shén HSK 5
God; deity; expression
農 nóng
agriculture; peasant; to farm
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough
經 jīng
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through