06883 Chinese character of 芩 and pronounce kam4

The Chinese character【芩】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes plants or medicinal materials. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A plant.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【芩】:qín

Cantonese Jyutping of 【芩】:kam4

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【芩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【芩】, for example:Describe the plant or herb , It means mainly a plant .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【芩】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【芩草、黃芩】(Mandarin Pinyin:qín cǎo 、huáng qín/ Cantonese Jyutping:kam4 cou2 、wong4 kam4)

The stroke count for this character is 8 ,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


芩草被用於中藥配方中。

Scutellaria baicalensis is used in traditional Chinese medicine formulas.


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