06209 Chinese character of 蔞 and pronounce lau4

The Chinese word【蔞】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes nature or herbal medicine. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Trichosanthes or plants.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【蔞】:lóu

Cantonese Jyutping of 【蔞】:lau4

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【蔞】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【蔞】, for example:Describe natural or herbal medicine , It means mainly the herb or plant .Since Chinese characters carry vast meanings, some subtle aspects and specific applications might not be fully detailed in this explanation.

【蔞】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【蔞草、蔞香】(Mandarin Pinyin:lóu cǎo 、lóu xiāng/ Cantonese Jyutping:lau4 cou2 、lau4 hoeng1)

To complete this character, you need 15 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


蔞草可用於中藥製作。

Trichosanthes can be used in the preparation of traditional Chinese medicine.


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