麥冬 mài dōng

dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), its tuber used in TCM

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), its tuber used in TCM

Characters

Character Meaning
麥 mài
wheat; barley; oats
冬 dōng HSK 3
winter; surname Dong; (onom.) beating a drum