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  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
HSK 1
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  *火* | 火* | *火
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
HSK 3
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  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL: ,
HSK 4
traditional Chinese medicine / CL: , 種|种
HSK 5
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  *邪* | 邪* | *邪
demonic / iniquitous / nefarious / evil / unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine) / (coll.) strange / abnormal
HSK 7-9
hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations
HSK 7-9
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  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
Chinese herbal medicine
traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor / see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻 / the four directions / the four limbs (Chinese medicine) / four-dimensional
unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方, one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方) / metaphorically. a good solution
to alleviate fever (medicine) / to clear internal heat (Chinese medicine)
Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)
tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine / administrative subdivision of banner (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)
monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine
Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
doctor (Chinese medicine) / ancient official title / companions (respectful)
tisane / decoction (Chinese medicine)
prescription / recipe (Chinese medicine)
to grow the intellect / Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)
a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine / Chinese materia medica
condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)
peach kernel, used in Chinese medicine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *芫* | 芫* | *芫
lilac daphne (Daphne genkwa), used in Chinese herbal medicine
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) / cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)
mind / state of mind / attention / (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
cultivated land / in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
bodily fluids (general term in Chinese medicine)
far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
scrofula (in Chinese medicine)
(of the heart) palpitating with fear / palpitation (Chinese medicine)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *臑* | 臑* | *臑
biceps (in Chinese medicine) / (arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怸* | 怸* | *怸
obscure variant of / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝
to detoxify / to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine)
headache (Chinese medicine)
to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
penis (Chinese medicine)
dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)
to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine)
to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine
blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
traditional Chinese medicine / TCM
illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow / (Chinese medicine) / retention of urine
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
(in Chinese medicine) stasis (of blood or other fluids)
Chinese herbal medicine
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
Chinese and Western medicine / a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine
(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 緩方|缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 複方|复方
Chinese traditional medicine
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩, nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码
a type of poisonous fungus that grows on reeds, used in Chinese medicine to help cure patients suffering from ascaris (parasitic worms)
Armillariella tabescens (mushroom used in trad. Chinese medicine)
orchid / fragrant thoroughwort / (botany) Eupatorium fortunei / Herba Eupatorii (used in Chinese medicine)
Chinese traditional medicine
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙 in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
to concoct / to invent / to fabricate / to produce / to process / processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
localized pain disorder (in Chinese medicine) / arthralgia syndrome / bi disorder
acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine)
the three energies of Chinese medicine: , 氣|气, and
meeting points of qi (in Chinese medicine)
depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
medical practice (Chinese medicine) (old)


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