Chinese

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purple; violet; imperial
purple; violet; imperial; palace
 
luxuriance of growth
trad. (紫菀)
simp. #(紫菀)
alternative forms 茈菀
 
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Noun

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紫菀

  1. Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus), one of the 50 fundamental herbs of Traditional Chinese medicine

References

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  •   紫菀 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
おん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
紫苑

Noun

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()(おん) (shionしをん (siwon)? (alternative reading hiragana しおに, rōmaji shioni, historical hiragana しをに)

  1. Alternative spelling of 紫苑: a Tartarian aster (Aster tataricus)

Proper noun

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()(おん) (Shion (alternative reading hiragana しおに, rōmaji Shioni, historical hiragana しをに) (alternative reading hiragana しえん, rōmaji Shien, historical hiragana しゑん)

  1. Alternative spelling of 紫苑: a female given name