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紫草 Pronunciation and Pinyin

紫草 Usage and Examples

Gromwell

Arnebia root

结果紫草对以上细菌均有明显抑菌作用。

Results It has obvious effect of growth inhibition on bacteria.

目的观察紫草油配合热疗对急性放射性皮肤损伤的作用。

Objective To observe the function of gromwell root oil combined with hyperthermia treatment for preventing and curing skin harm from radiotherapy.

The characters in 紫草

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
紫
zǐ12purple color
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough

More words starting with 紫

  • zǐ紫dīng丁xiāng香lilac, purple lilac
  • zí紫jǐn堇huā花Corydalis, Fumewort
  • zǐ紫wài外xiàn线ultraviolet, UV
  • zǐ紫nǚ女shì士Ms. Zi, Madam Zi
  • zǐ紫tán檀mù木red sandalwood, sandalwood
  • zǐ紫qì气Purple vapor, Auspicious mist
  • zǐ紫shā砂Zisha, purple clay
  • zǐ紫jìn禁chéng城The Forbidden City, Purple Forbidden City
  • zǐ紫zhú竹Black Bamboo, Purple Bamboo
  • zǐ紫hóng红sè色magenta, fuchsia
  • zǐ紫shòu绶purple ribbon, purple sash
  • zǐ紫sè色purple

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Questions about 紫草

What does 紫草 mean in Chinese?

紫草 (zǐ cǎo) means “Gromwell, Arnebia root”.

How do you pronounce 紫草?

紫草 is pronounced zǐ cǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Gromwell” in Chinese?

“Gromwell” is 紫草 (zǐ cǎo) in Chinese.

How is 紫草 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 紫草, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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