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赤芍 (chì sháo): Red peony root (used in TCM) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

赤芍 consists of 2 characters.

red; bare; loyal

peony; water chestnuts

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Pinyinchì sháo

Meaningred peony root (used in TCM)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 赤芍.

Words with 赤

赤字chì zìHSK 6
赤道chì dàoHSK 6
面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chìHSK 7-9
赤忱chì chén
赤痢chì lì

Words with 芍

白芍bái sháo
芍药sháo yào
芍药花sháo yào huā

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Example Sentences with 赤芍

Yī医

shēng生

zài在

yào药

fāng方

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

chì赤

sháo芍

lái来

huó活

xuè血

huà化

yū瘀

。

The doctor added red peony root to the prescription to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.