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Meaning of 莸

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(Trad.: 蕕)
Pinyin: yóu
English Definition: Caryopteris divaricata
Chinese Definition:
①古书上指一种有臭味的草:薰莸。
②落叶小灌木,叶子卵形或披针形,花淡蓝色,蒴果成熟后分裂成四个小坚果。供观赏,全株可入药。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ yóu ] similar to, just like, as
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Example Words
薰莸不同器 xūn yóu tóng lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom); bad people and good people do not mix
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Example Sentences
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A new species of Caryopteris from China.
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A new species of Caryopteris from China.
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Conclusion: The en- kaurene diterpenoid compounds were obtained from genus Caryopteris for the first time.