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Meaning of 蒿

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Pinyin: hāo
English Definition: celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia); to give off; to weed
Chinese Definition:
①二年生草本植物,叶如丝状,有特殊的气味,开黄绿色小花,可入药(亦称“青蒿”、“香蒿”):蒿莱(杂草,喻草野百姓)。
②气蒸出的样子。
③消耗。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ gāo ] tall, lofty; high, elevated
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Example Words
艾蒿 ài hāo mugwort (Artemisia)
茼蒿 tóng hāo crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum; Chrysanthemum coronarium
龙蒿 lóng hāo tarragon
矮脚苦蒿 ǎi jiǎo hāo see 熊胆草
菌陈蒿 jūn chén hāo tarragon
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Example Sentences
1
Artemisinin is extracted from the plant, Artemisia annua.
2
One team has accelerated selective breeding of the wormwood plant.
3
80
Coartem is now approved in more than 80 countries.
4
Q: How did you and your team manage to patent Coartem?
5
1994
Swiss drug firm Novartis acquired the rights to market the therapy outside China in 1994.