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1583 entries, sorted by pinyin
A
Opium (A fu rong)
阿芙蓉
Golden Shower fruit (A le bo)
阿勒勃
Asafoetida (A wei)
阿魏
Pistachio (A yue hun zi)
阿月浑子
Ai huo (moxa fire)
艾火
Ai na xiang (Ngai camphor / Blumea)
艾纳香
Mugwort Leaf (Ai ye)
艾叶
An lu (Artemisia keiskeana)
庵䕡
Mango (An luo guo)
庵罗果
Emblic (An mo le)
庵摩勒
Pomegranate (An shi liu)
安石榴
Benzoin (An xi xiang)
安息香
B
Almond (Ba dan xing)
巴旦杏
Croton Seed (Ba dou)
巴豆
Morinda Root
巴戟天
Sarsaparilla (Ba qia)
菝葜
Barnyard Millet (Bai)
稗
Bai bi (worn writing brush)
败笔
Stemona Root (Bai bu)
百部
Chimney soot
百草霜
Bai chang (Sweet flag)
白昌
Bai chuan ru (old-boat caulking)
败船茹
Bai ci qi (white porcelain)
白瓷器
White Bean (Bai dou)
白豆
Round Cardamom (Bai dou kou)
白豆蔻
Bai e (white chalk)
白垩
Typhonium tuber (Bai fu zi)
白附子
Bai gu pi (old drum skin)
败鼓皮
Bai hao (an Artemisia)
白蒿
Lily Bulb (Bai he)
百合
Spider Flower (Bai hua cai)
白花菜
Bai hua she (a pit viper)
白花蛇
Bai hua teng
白花藤
Bletilla Tuber
白及
Bai ji (jujube thorn)
白棘
Stiff silkworm (Bai jiang can)
白僵蚕
Patrinia (Bai jiang cao)
败酱草
White Mustard (Bai jie)
白芥
White Lettuce (Bai ju)
白苣
Bai leng teng
百棱藤
Ampelopsis (Bai lian)
白蔹
Bai long xu
白龙须
Bai mai gen (bird's-foot trefoil)
百脉根
Imperata Rhizome (Bai mao gen)
白茅根
Bai mao xiang (an aromatic grass)
白茅香
Bai piao (old gourd dipper)
败瓢
Cynanchum stauntonii (Bai qian)
白前
Bai qing (an azurite)
白青
Bai shan ni (eel-hole mud)
白鳝泥
Bai she ke tu (earth from a thrush's nest)
百舌窠中土
White quartz (Bai shi ying)
白石英
Bai tian gong (an old rain-hat)
败天公
Pulsatilla Root
白头翁
Bai tu huo
白兔藿
Cynanchum atratum (Bai wei)
白薇
Dictamnus bark (Bai xian pi)
白鲜皮
White Poplar (Bai yang)
白杨
Bai yang shi (an antidote stone)
白羊石
Bai yao zi (Stephania)
白药子
Bai yi ni (termite-mound mud)
白蚁泥
Bai ying (Solanum lyratum)
白英
Bai yu (a whitefish)
白鱼
White chalcedony (Bai yu sui)
白玉髓
Angelica dahurica root (Bai zhi)
白芷
White Atractylodes
白术
Biota Seed (Bai zi ren)
柏子仁
Blackbird (Bai she)
百舌
Silver pheasant (Bai xian)
白鹇
Lobelia (Ban bian lian)
半边莲
Isatis Root (Ban lan gen)
板蓝根
Blister beetle
斑蝥
Ban tian he (water from tree-hollows)
半天河
Pinellia (Ban xia)
半夏
Turtledove (Ban jiu)
斑鸠
Freshwater mussel (Bang)
蚌
Bustard (Bao)
鸨
Leopard (Bao)
豹
Bao shi (gemstone)
宝石
Bao yu (salted fish)
鲍鱼
Bao yi shui (placenta water)
胞衣水
Fritillaria (Bei mu)
贝母
Bei shi (oil persimmon)
椑柿
Cowrie (Bei zi)
贝子
Ben gui (a turtle)
贲龟
Long Pepper (Bi ba)
荜茇
Cubeb (Bi cheng qie)
毕澄茄
Bi hai shui (seawater)
碧海水
Bi hui lei
辟虺雷
Bi li xiang (an aromatic wood)
必栗香
Castor Seed (Bi ma zi)
蓖麻子
Flatfish (Bi mu yu)
比目鱼
Bi qian (a spider)
壁钱
Fish-poison Yam (Bi xie)
萆薢
Bi zhou (a worn broom)
弊帚
Golden pheasant (Bi zhi)
鷩雉
Hyacinth Bean (Bian dou)
藊豆
Bian qing (azurite)
扁青
Bian shi (a stone lancet)
砭石
Knotgrass (Bian xu)
萹蓄
Turtle shell (Bie jia)
鳖甲
Areca / Betel Nut (Bin lang)
槟榔
Bing ren yi (a sick person's clothes)
病人衣
Bo (silk cloth)
帛
Mint (Bo he)
薄荷
Bo huo zhang (a fire poker)
拨火杖
Bo ji she (a winnowing-basket edge)
簸箕舌
Spinach (Bo leng)
菠薐
Glass (Bo li)
玻璃
Jackfruit (Bo luo mi)
波罗蜜
Bu (cloth)
布
Bu diao mu
不凋木
Psoralea Fruit (Bu gu zhi)
补骨脂
Bu hui mu (asbestos)
不灰木
C
Broad Bean (Can dou)
蚕豆
Can zhi cao
蚕䒽草
Finger Millet (Can zi)
䅟子
Cang er du chong (a cocklebur-borer larva)
苍耳蠹虫
Cocklebur (Cang er zi)
苍耳子
Cang-zhu Atractylodes
苍术
Cang ji (a crane-like bird)
鸧鸡
Cao chi (a fermented herb relish)
草豉
Tsaoko (Cao guo)
草果
Cao ma sheng suo (a fibre cord)
草麻绳索
Chinese Artichoke (Cao shi can)
草石蚕
Wild Aconite (Cao wu)
草乌
Cao xi
草犀
Cao xie (a straw sandal)
草鞋
Cao zhi zhu (a grass spider)
草蜘蛛
Biota Leaf (Ce bai ye)
侧柏叶
Ce chou (a toilet spatula)
厕筹
Ce zi (lateral aconite root)
侧子
Ceng qing (azurite)
曾青
Cha zhu chong (a tea-borer larva)
茶蛀虫
Dhole (Chai)
豺
Bupleurum (Chai hu)
柴胡
Chai zi gu (Luisia)
钗子股
Toad (Chan chu)
蟾蜍
Chan hua (cicada fungus)
蝉花
Cicada slough (Chan tui)
蝉蜕
Chan zi
棎子
Ivy (Chang chun teng)
常春藤
Dichroa (Chang shan)
常山
Feldspar (Chang shi)
长石
Chang song (a long-pine herb)
长松
Pomfret (Chang yu)
鲳鱼
Chao (parched-grain meal)
麨
Che ao (a large clam)
车螯
Che nian tu (cartwheel earth)
车辇土
Plantago Seed (Che qian zi)
车前子
Che qu (giant clam shell)
车渠
Che zhe zhong shui (cart-rut water)
车辙中水
Che zhi (cart-axle grease)
车脂
Chen lin mi (aged stored rice)
陈廪米
Tangerine Peel
陈皮
Agarwood (Chen xiang)
沉香
Razor clam (Cheng)
蛏
Sweet Orange (Cheng)
橙
Cheng dong fu mu (rotten wood)
城东腐木
Tamarisk (Cheng liu)
柽柳
Kite (Chi)
鸱
Chi che shi zhe (Pellionia)
赤车使者
Chi chi feng (a red-winged wasp)
赤翅蜂
Chi chong (a whirligig beetle)
豉虫
Chi di li (golden buckwheat)
赤地利
Chi long yu shui (a stagnant pool water)
赤龙浴水
Chi tong (red copper)
赤铜
Chi tu (red earth)
赤土
Adzuki Bean (Chi xiao dou)
赤小豆
Chi xiu (an owl)
鸱鸺
Chi yin (dental tartar)
齿垽
Insect wax (Chong bai la)
虫白蜡
Chong chu kang (fine rice husk)
舂杵头细糠
Chong xie (a gun wedge)
铳楔
Chu ji (a lantern bug)
樗鸡
Paper Mulberry (Chu shi)
楮
Qi dai (umbilical cord)
初生脐带
Chuan di tai (a freshwater alga)
船底苔
Pangolin scale
穿山甲
Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage)
川芎
Chuang jiao xia tu (earth from under a bed-leg)
床脚下土
Chui dan bu (a steamer cloth)
炊单布
Chui hu gen
捶胡根
Chui huo tong (a fire-blowing tube)
吹火筒
Water Shield (Chun)
莼
Quail (Chun)
鹑
Ailanthus bark (Chun chu)
椿樗
Arrowhead (Ci gu)
慈姑
Orpiment (Ci huang)
雌黄
Ci mi (camel-thorn manna)
刺蜜
Ci ou zhong bai hui (white ash in a porcelain cup)
瓷瓯中白灰
Magnetite (Ci shi)
慈石
Ci wu (a jackdaw)
慈乌
Scallion (Cong)
葱
Cong dan jian (a carrying-pole tip)
楤担尖
Cong mu (Aralia)
楤木
Vinegar (Cu)
醋
Wood Sorrel (Cu jiang cao)
酢浆草
Cu lin zi
醋林子
D
Black Soybean (Da dou)
大豆
Soybean Sprout (Da dou huang juan)
大豆黄卷
Chaulmoogra (Da feng zi)
大风子
Da fu zi (areca fruit)
大腹子
Rhubarb Root
大黄
Da huang feng (a hornet)
大黄蜂
Japanese Thistle (Da ji)
大蓟
Peking Spurge (Da ji)
大戟
Da kong
大空
Hemp Seed (Da ma)
大麻
Barley (Da mai)
大麦
Isatis Leaf (Da qing ye)
大青叶
Jujube (Da zao)
大枣
Hawksbill shell (Dai mao)
玳瑁
Hematite (Dai zhe shi)
代赭石
Mussel (Dan cai)
淡菜
Fermented Soybean (Dan dou chi)
大豆豉
Dan luo (a mollusk)
担罗
Cinnabar (Dan sha)
丹砂
Danshen (Salvia root)
丹参
Dan wan tu (pellet clay)
弹丸土
Lophatherum (Dan zhu ye)
淡竹叶
Chinese Angelica
当归
Rice (Dao)
稻
Sword Bean (Dao dou)
刀豆
Dao qiao (a knife sheath)
刀鞘
Dao zhong re tu (hot roadway earth)
道中热土
Deng hua (lamp-wick snuff)
灯花
Deng huo (lamp flame)
灯火
Rush Pith (Deng xin cao)
灯心草
Deng zhan you (lamp oil)
灯盏油
Di dan (a blister beetle)
地胆
Di er (Nostoc)
地耳
Kochia Fruit (Di fu zi)
地肤子
Lycium Root Bark (Di gu pi)
地骨皮
Rehmannia (Di huang)
地黄
Di jiang (earth-broth)
地浆
Di jiao (wild thyme)
地椒
Di jin cao (Euphorbia humifusa)
地锦草
Di wu gong cao
地蜈蚣草
Di yang mei (Luzula)
地杨梅
Di ye jia (theriac)
底野迦
Di yi cao (ground lichen)
地衣草
Sanguisorba Root
地榆
Di zhi (a long-tailed pheasant)
鸐雉
Dian (a bamboo mat)
簟
Eagle (Diao)
雕
Sable (Diao shu)
貂鼠
Diao zhang (Lindera)
钓樟
Clove (Ding xiang)
丁香
Dong bi tu (eastern wall earth)
东壁土
Dong feng cai (Doellingeria)
东风菜
Winter Melon (Dong gua)
冬瓜
Dong hui (winter wood-ash)
冬灰
Dong jia ji qi mu
东家鸡栖木
Dong qiang (a millet-grass)
东廧
Dong qing (Holly)
冬青
Dong shuang (winter frost)
冬霜
Tofu (Dou fu)
豆腐
Dou huang (soybean meal)
豆黄
Dou na xiang (an aromatic resin)
兜纳香
Du fu yu (a sculpin)
杜父鱼
Du guan cao
都管草
Du heng (Asarum forbesii)
杜衡
Pubescent Angelica (Du huo)
独活
Du jiao feng (a solitary wasp)
独脚蜂
Du jue zi
都桷子
Rose Myrtle (Du nian zi)
都念子
Du nou xiang (an aromatic resin)
笃耨香
Du ruo
杜若
Du xian zi
都咸子
Du yong jiang jun
独用将军
Eucommia (Du zhong)
杜仲
Cuckoo (Du juan)
杜鹃
Duan zao hui (forge-hearth ash)
锻灶灰
Duo cai (a seaweed)
舵菜
E
Goose (E)
鹅
Osprey (E)
鹗
E bao
鹅抱
E bu shi cao (Centipeda)
鹅不食草
E gui (a turtle)
鹗龟
E hao (an Artemisia)
䕲蒿
Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)
阿胶
E jing shui (E-well water)
阿井水
Zedoary (E zhu)
莪术
Er sai (earwax)
耳塞
F
Aged human hair
发髲
Fan bai cao (Potentilla)
翻白草
Chickweed (Fan lou)
繁缕
Fan luo (a rice basket)
饭箩
Alum (Fan shi)
矾石
Fang che xian (a spinning-wheel string)
纺车弦
Saposhnikovia (Fang feng)
防风
Fangji (Stephania tetrandra)
防己
Calcite (Fang jie shi)
方解石
Fang kui
防葵
Bream (Fang yu)
鲂鱼
Fang zhang mu
放杖木
Fei fei (a baboon-like animal)
狒狒
Fei lian (Carduus)
飞廉
Fei lian (a cockroach)
蜚蠊
Gadfly (Fei meng)
蜚虻
Torreya nut (Fei shi)
榧实
Fei zao jia (Gymnocladus)
肥皂荚
Fen keng di ni (cesspit-bottom mud)
粪坑底泥
Fen shu rang tu (mole-burrow earth)
鼢鼠壤土
Fen shuang (a mercury sublimate)
粉霜
Fen xi (white lead powder)
粉锡
Feng li (a disputed animal)
风狸
Feng liu (Pterocarya)
枫柳
Feng lu du nei chong (a botfly larva)
风驴肚内虫
Honey (Feng mi)
蜂蜜
Garden Balsam (Feng xian)
凤仙
Sweetgum Resin (Feng xiang zhi)
枫香脂
Feng huang (phoenix)
凤凰
Fo jia cao (Sedum)
佛甲草
Wild teal (Fu)
凫
Fu bi (bean flower)
腐婢
Fu fang teng (Euonymus fortunei)
扶芳藤
Fu ji zi gen
伏鸡子根
Poria
茯苓
Fu long gan (stove-heart earth)
伏龙肝
Fu niu hua (Damnacanthus)
伏牛花
Chinese Raspberry (Fu pen zi)
覆盆子
Duckweed (Fu ping)
浮萍
Fu qi mo (cauldron-bottom soot)
釜脐墨
Hibiscus (Fu sang)
扶桑
Pit viper (Fu she)
蝮蛇
Pumice (Fu shi)
浮石
Fu tou (a head-wrap)
幞头
Fu yi
枎栘
Fu zhu sheng (a pig-binding rope)
缚猪绳
Aconite (Fu zi)
附子
Yue shui (menstrual blood)
妇人月水
Bat (Fu yi)
伏翼
G
Mandarin (Gan)
柑
Licorice
甘草
Gan guo (a crucible)
甘锅
Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)
干姜
Banana (Gan jiao)
甘蕉
Cabbage (Gan lan)
甘蓝
Chinese Olive (Gan lan)
橄榄
Plum Root Bark
甘李根白皮
Gan lu (sweet dew)
甘露
Gan lu mi (honeydew)
甘露蜜
Sweet Potato (Gan shu)
甘薯
Nardostachys (Gan song)
甘松
Kansui (Gan sui)
甘遂
Gan tai (dried laver)
干苔
Gan teng
甘藤
Gan tu (a fuller's earth)
甘土
Gan yu (a predatory carp)
鳡鱼
Sugarcane (Gan zhe)
甘蔗
Steel (Gang tie)
钢铁
Gao (rice cake)
糕
Chinese Lovage (Gao ben)
藁本
Galangal (Gao liang jiang)
高良姜
Gao lu (a tea-like holly)
皋芦
Pigeon (Ge)
鸽
Ge cong (a wild onion)
茖葱
Kudzu
葛根
Ge hua cai (a kudzu-root fungus)
葛花菜
Tokay gecko (Ge jie)
蛤蚧
Clam (Ge li)
蛤蜊
Ge shang ting zhang (a blister beetle)
葛上亭长
Ge zhu cao
格注草
Gong nu xian (a bowstring)
弓弩弦
Dog (Gou)
狗
Gou bao (dog bezoar)
狗宝
Chinese Holly (Gou gu)
枸骨
Cibotium Rhizome
狗脊
Trifoliate Orange (Gou ju)
枸橘
Gou li (Castanopsis nut)
钩栗
Goji / Lycium (Gou qi)
枸杞
Gou qi chong (a wolfberry borer)
枸杞虫
Gou she cao (Tephroseris)
狗舌草
Uncaria (Gou teng)
钩藤
Foxtail Grass (Gou wei cao)
狗尾草
Gou wen (Gelsemium)
钩吻
Gou yin (a small reptile)
苟印
Gou ying (a louse-fly)
狗蝇
Wild Rice stem (Gu)
菰
Gu chen ban (old coffin wood)
古榇板
Gu chong (gu-poison insects)
蛊虫
Gu chui zhou (an old cooking brush)
故炊帚
Gu jing (ancient bronze mirror)
古镜
Pipewort (Gu jing cao)
谷精草
Wild Rice grain (Gu mi)
菰米
Gu mu zhen (an old chopping block)
故木砧
Drynaria (Gu sui bu)
骨碎补
Gu suo yi (an old straw raincoat)
故蓑衣
Gu wen qian (ancient bronze coin)
古文钱
Gu zhong zhong shui (old-tomb water)
古冢中水
Gu zhuan (an old brick)
古砖
Gu chao (a wood pigeon)
鹘嘲
Gua fu chuang tou chen tu (bedhead dust)
寡妇床头尘土
Trichosanthes Fruit
栝楼实
Stork (Guan)
鹳
Guanzhong (Dryopteris rhizome)
贯众
Sugar Palm fruit (Guang lang zi)
桄榔子
Guang ming yan (clear rock salt)
光明盐
Gui chi (decayed bamboo root)
鬼齿
Gui du chong (a cinnamon-borer larva)
桂蠹虫
Gui du you
鬼督邮
Turtle plastron (Gui jia)
龟甲
Gui jiu (Dysosma)
鬼臼
Gui shi (a ground slime deposit)
鬼屎
Mandarin fish (Gui yu)
鳜鱼
Beggarticks (Gui zhen cao)
鬼针草
Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)
桂枝
Guo gai (a pot lid)
锅盖
Guo ran (a langur)
果然
H
Ha ma (a toad)
虾蟆
Hai can (a sea worm)
海蚕
Sea Tangle (Hai dai)
海带
Hai ge (clam shell)
海蛤
Hai gen
海根
Hai hong (crabapple)
海红
Hai hong dou (Adenanthera)
海红豆
Lygodium Spore (Hai jin sha)
海金沙
Hai luo (a sea snail)
海蠃
Seahorse (Hai ma)
海马
Sea eel (Hai man li)
海鳗鲡
Pine Nut (Hai song zi)
海松子
Coral Tree bark (Hai tong)
海桐
Hai tun yu (finless porpoise)
海豚鱼
Hai yan (a sea star)
海燕
Stingray (Hai yao yu)
海鹞鱼
Giant Taro (Hai yu)
海芋
Hai yue (a windowpane shell)
海月
Hai yun (a marine alga)
海蕴
Sargassum (Hai zao)
海藻
Jellyfish (Hai zhe)
海䖳
Han cai (Yellowcress)
蔊菜
Han ju (fried dough)
寒具
Han shan (a sweat-shirt)
汗衫
Han shui teng
含水藤
Han hao chong (a flying squirrel)
寒号虫
Porcupine (Hao zhu)
豪猪
Hao que (a bunting)
蒿雀
Crane (He)
鹤
Raccoon dog (He)
貉
Albizia Bark (He huan pi)
合欢皮
Chebula (He li le)
诃黎勒
River sand (He sha)
河砂
He shou wu (Fleeceflower root)
何首乌
Pufferfish (He tun)
河豚
He ji (a partridge)
鹖鸡
Hong bai lian hua (lotus flower)
红白莲花
Hong cao (Prince's-feather)
荭草
Safflower (Hong hua)
红花
Red Yeast Rice (Hong qu)
红曲
Magnolia Bark (Hou po)
厚朴
Horseshoe crab (Hou yu)
鲎鱼
Fox (Hu)
狐
Garlic (Hu)
葫
Swan (Hu)
鹄
Tiger bone (Hu gu)
虎骨
Hu cao
蔛草
Shallot (Hu cong)
胡葱
Strawberry Begonia (Hu er cao)
虎耳草
Cucumber (Hu gua)
胡瓜
Picrorhiza (Hu huang lian)
胡黄连
Pepper (Hu jiao)
胡椒
Bottle Gourd (Hu lu)
壶卢
Fenugreek (Hu lu ba)
葫芦巴
Carrot (Hu luo bo)
胡萝卜
Black Sesame (Hu ma)
胡麻
Amber (Hu po)
琥珀
Hu shi (oak acorn)
槲实
Coriander (Hu sui)
胡荽
Walnut (Hu tao)
胡桃
Hu tong lei (poplar resin)
胡桐泪
Hu tui zi (Elaeagnus)
胡颓子
Hu xian xia tu (earth from under a threshold)
户限下土
Hu yan ke tu (swallow-nest mud)
胡燕窠土
Bushy Knotweed (Hu zhang)
虎杖
Birch (Hua mu)
桦木
Hua ru shi (ophicalcite)
花乳石
Talc (Hua shi)
滑石
Sophora Flower (Huai hua)
槐花
Huai mu
淮木
Huai xiang (an aromatic wood)
櫰香
Huai xiang chong (a fennel borer)
蘹香虫
Badger (Huan)
獾
Huan jun (a reed mushroom)
雚菌
Grass carp (Huan yu)
鲩鱼
Phellodendron Bark (Huang bai)
黄柏
Yellow Soybean (Huang da dou)
黄大豆
Huang fan (yellow alum)
黄矾
Huang gu yu (a yellowtail fish)
黄鲴鱼
Huang gua cai
黄瓜菜
Huang han she (a rat snake)
黄颔蛇
Huang hua hao (Artemisia annua)
黄花蒿
Huang huan
黄环
Huangjing (Polygonatum rhizome)
黄精
Coptis
黄连
Smoke Tree (Huang lu)
黄栌
Oxhide gelatin (Huang ming jiao)
黄明胶
Astragalus
黄芪
Scutellaria (Huang qin)
黄芩
Huang sang yu (a catfish)
黄颡鱼
Ground squirrel (Huang shu)
黄鼠
Sunset Hibiscus (Huang shu kui)
黄蜀葵
Huang teng (Fibraurea)
黄藤
Huang tu (yellow earth)
黄土
Mongolian gazelle (Huang yang)
黄羊
Boxwood (Huang yang mu)
黄杨木
Huang yao zi (Air-potato yam)
黄药子
Huang zheng (a wheat ferment)
黄蒸
Hui chong (roundworm)
蛔虫
Hui di (Goosefoot)
灰藋
Fennel (Hui xiang)
蘹香
Huo tan mu cao (a knotweed)
火炭母草
Patchouli (Huo xiang)
藿香
Huo zhen (fire needle)
火针
J
Shepherd's Purse (Ji cai)
荠
Chicken (Ji)
鸡
Broomcorn Millet (Ji)
稷
Muntjac (Ji)
麂
Ji chang cao
鸡肠草
Cockscomb (Ji guan hua)
鸡冠花
Ji ji (Chloranthus)
及己
Hermit crab (Ji ju chong)
寄居虫
Tribulus (Ji li)
蒺藜
Ji li cao
吉利草
Water Caltrop (Ji shi)
芰实
Ji shui (pickle brine)
齑水
Ji ti bi sheng (a clog thong)
屐屉鼻绳
Ji tian li xia tu (earth from the ceremonial furrow)
天子藉田三推犁下土
Gotu Kola (Ji xue cao)
积雪草
Crucian carp (Ji yu)
鲫鱼
Ji yu (an anchovy)
鲚鱼
Ji zhu (a Mosla herb)
荠苧
Termite Mushroom (Ji zong)
鸡㙡
Butterfly (Jia die)
蛱蝶
Jia jian (a shell ointment)
甲煎
Jia mi (Viburnum)
荚蒾
Jia yu (a freshwater fish)
嘉鱼
Jian cao
剪草
Jian chun luo (Lychnis)
剪春罗
Jian gan ji zu (arrow shaft and head)
箭笴及镞
Jian zhong xiao
见肿消
Fermented Sauce (Jiang)
酱
Cowpea (Jiang dou)
豇豆
Turmeric (Jiang huang)
姜黄
Jiang shi (a calcareous nodule)
姜石
Jiang shui (fermented millet water)
浆水
Jiang zhen xiang (rosewood)
降真香
Jiao hao (Incarvillea)
角蒿
Jiao jiao bu (a foot-wrapping cloth)
缴脚布
Sichuan Pepper Seed
椒目
Jiao yu (a small shark)
鲛鱼
Jiao jing (a pond heron)
䴔䴖
Mustard (Jie)
芥
Jie du zi (Stephania)
解毒子
Platycodon Root
桔梗
Jie gu mu (Sambucus)
接骨木
Jie qi shui (solar-term water)
节气水
Gold (Jin)
金
Jin (brocade)
锦
Jin (a wild green)
堇
Jin cao (Arthraxon)
荩草
Jin di luo (Drosera)
锦地罗
Diamond (Jin gang shi)
金刚石
Kumquat (Jin ju)
金橘
Jin lan shui (indigo-steeping water)
浸蓝水
Jin she (a golden snake)
金蛇
Jin si cao
金丝草
Jin xing cao (a fern)
金星草
Jin xing shi (a gold-flecked stone)
金星石
Jin ya shi (a mineral)
金牙石
Honeysuckle Flower
金银花
Cherokee Rose hip (Jin ying zi)
金樱子
Goldfish (Jin yu)
金鱼
Pot Marigold (Jin zhan cao)
金盏草
Jing di ni (well-bottom mud)
井底泥
Schizonepeta (Jing jie)
荆芥
Japonica Rice (Jing mi)
粳
Jing quan shi (well-spring mineral)
井泉石
Jing quan shui (well water)
井泉水
Jing tian (Hylotelephium)
景天
Jing zhong tai (well moss)
井中苔及萍蓝
Wine / Liquor (Jiu)
酒
Chinese Chive (Jiu)
韭
Jiu niu cao
九牛草
Jiu xian zi
九仙子
Jiu xiang chong (a stink bug)
九香虫
Jiu yue zhang (a moon-eclipse staff)
救月杖
Ju che xiang (an aromatic herb)
䔾车香
Chrysanthemum (Ju hua)
菊花
Betel leaf (Ju jiang)
蒟酱
Ju (Zelkova)
榉
Konjac (Ju ruo)
蒟蒻
Citron (Ju yuan)
枸橼
Juan (plain silk)
绢
Spikemoss (Juan bai)
卷柏
Bracken (Jue)
蕨
Jue chuang (Justicia)
爵床
Cassia Seed (Jue ming zi)
决明子
Date Plum (Jun qian zi)
君迁子
K
Ke (a white shell)
珂
Tadpole (Ke dou)
蝌斗
Ke shu (Lithocarpus)
柯树
Ke teng zi (Entada)
榼藤子
Kong gong nie (a stalactite)
孔公孽
Kong qing (hollow azurite)
空青
Peacock (Kong que)
孔雀
Kou jin tuo (saliva)
口津唾
Ku ao (a sow-thistle)
苦芺
Ku cai (Sowthistle)
苦菜
Ku cao (Vallisneria)
苦草
Bitter Melon (Ku gua)
苦瓜
Bitter Gourd (Ku hu)
苦瓠
Tartary Buckwheat (Ku qiao mai)
苦荞麦
Ku qie (a wild eggplant)
苦茄
Sophora flavescens root (Ku shen)
苦参
Ku zao (a bitter jujube)
苦枣
Icefish (Kuai can yu)
鲙残鱼
Coltsfoot Flower (Kuan dong hua)
款冬花
Kuang mai (hulless barley)
穬麦
Mallow (Dong kui)
葵
Ark shell (Kui ge)
魁蛤
Kelp (Kun bu)
昆布
Kun dang (an undergarment crotch)
裈裆
Slug (Kuo yu)
蛞蝓
L
Wintersweet (La mei)
蜡梅
La xue (winter snow water)
腊雪
Radish Seed (Lai fu zi)
莱菔子
Indigo paste (Lan dian)
蓝淀
Wolf (Lang)
狼
Lang ba cao (Bidens)
狼把草
Henbane (Lang dang)
莨菪
Lang du (Euphorbia fischeriana)
狼毒
Lang mei (a bayberry)
樃梅
Fountain Grass (Lang wei cao)
狼尾草
Lang ya (Agrimony root-bud)
狼牙
Lang yu (an elm)
樃榆
Lao (curd)
酪
Lao shui (rainwater pool)
潦水
Le yu (a herring)
勒鱼
Lei mo (a stone concretion)
雷墨
Lei wan (Omphalia)
雷丸
Lei shu (a flying squirrel)
鸓鼠
Chestnut (Li)
栗
Li (Goosefoot greens)
藜
Pear (Li)
梨
Li (a wildcat)
狸
Li chun cao (corn poppy)
丽春草
Li dou (velvet bean)
黎豆
Li ge cao
离鬲草
Veratrum (Li lu)
藜芦
Li mu
綟木
Li niu (a yak)
犛牛
Li quan (a sweet spring)
醴泉
Li ri (an old almanac)
历日
Li shi (Iris lactea seed)
蠡实
Li shi (a fibrous gypsum)
理石
Carp (Li yu)
鲤鱼
Snakehead (Li yu)
鳢鱼
Lychee (Li zhi)
荔枝
Plum (Li)
李
Lian bo (a reed blind)
帘箔
Lian jia guan (a flail joint)
连枷关
Lian jiang (a wild ginger)
廉姜
Chinaberry (Lian mu)
楝
Lotus (Lian ou)
莲藕
Forsythia (Lian qiao)
连翘
Lian que (a paradise flycatcher)
练鹊
Liang millet (Liang)
粱
Liang shang chen (beam dust)
梁上尘
Liang ying zhong shui (grain-jar water)
粮罂中水
Smartweed (Liao)
蓼
Liao luo (a sea snail)
蓼螺
Lie dang (broomrape)
列当
Lin mu
橉木
Chinese Apple (Lin qin)
林檎
Lin she (a scaly snake)
鳞蛇
Lin shi (a urinary calculus)
淋石
Ling chuang xia xie (shoes from under a bier)
灵床下鞋
Civet (Ling mao)
灵猫
Ling sha (refined mercuric sulfide)
灵砂
Ling shou mu
灵寿木
Campsis Flower (Ling xiao hua)
凌霄花
Antelope horn (Ling yang jiao)
羚羊角
Yam Bulbil (Ling yu zi)
零余子
Liu chu mao ti jia (livestock hair and hoof)
六畜毛蹄甲
Liu chu xin (livestock heart)
六畜心
Liu du chong (a willow-borer larva)
柳蠹虫
Liu ji nu (Artemisia anomala)
刘寄奴
Liu ji sheng (willow mistletoe)
柳寄生
Liu li (glazed glass)
琉璃
Willow (Liu mu)
柳
Liu shui (flowing water)
流水
Long chang cao
龙常草
Gentian (Long dan)
龙胆
Dragon bone (Long gu)
龙骨
Black Nightshade (Long kui)
龙葵
Long li
龙荔
Borneol (Long nao xiang)
龙脑香
Long she cao (Ottelia)
龙舌草
Long xu cai (Gracilaria)
龙须菜
Longan (Long yan)
龙眼
Long zhu (Solanum)
龙珠
Mole cricket (Lou gu)
蝼蛄
Lou lan zi (small aconite tuber)
漏篮子
Rhaponticum (Lou lu)
漏芦
Egret (Lu)
鹭
Lu dou (wild black bean)
稆豆
Lu du chong (a reed-borer larva)
芦蠹虫
Green vitriol (Lu fan)
绿矾
Hornet nest (Lu feng fang)
露蜂房
Calamine (Lu gan shi)
炉甘石
Reed Rhizome (Lu gen)
芦根
Aloe (Lu hui)
芦荟
Lu huo (wild soybean vine)
鹿藿
Lu huo, zhu huo (reed-fire and bamboo-fire)
芦火、竹火
Lu jiao cai (a brown alga)
鹿角菜
Lu li (a wild pear)
鹿梨
Lu mu (rosewood)
榈木
Lu niao ni (donkey-urine mud)
驴尿泥
Lu qing (malachite)
绿青
Deer antler velvet (Lu rong)
鹿茸
Lu shui (dew)
露水
Pyrola (Lu ti cao)
鹿蹄草
Lu xian (bittern salt)
卤咸
Lu yan (green salt)
绿盐
Lu ying (Chinese elder)
陆英
Sea bass (Lu yu)
鲈鱼
Cormorant (Lu ci)
鸬鹚
Luan hua (Goldenrain tree flower)
栾华
Luan jing
栾荆
Luan fa (human hair)
乱发
Mule (Luo)
骡
Malabar Spinach (Luo kui)
落葵
Basil (Luo le)
罗勒
Luo mo (Metaplexis)
萝摩
Star Jasmine stem (Luo shi teng)
络石藤
Luo si ni (river-snail mud)
螺蛳泥
Luo yan cao (Lemmaphyllum)
螺厣草
Luo yan mu
落雁木
Donkey (Lv)
驴
Japanese Hop (Lv cao)
葎草
Mung Bean (Lv dou)
绿豆
Lv mao gui (green-haired turtle)
绿毛龟
Lv ru (Euphorbia ebracteolata)
䕡茹
M
Horse (Ma)
马
Ma ban sheng (a horse-hobble rope)
马绊绳
Ma bian (a horse whip)
马鞭
Verbena (Ma bian cao)
马鞭草
Ma bin lang (Capparis)
马槟榔
Puffball (Ma bo)
马勃
Purslane (Ma chi xian)
马齿苋
Ma dao (razor clam shell)
马刀
Ma dou ling (Aristolochia fruit)
马兜铃
Ephedra
麻黄
Indian Aster (Ma lan)
马兰
Ma liao (pale knotweed)
马蓼
Millipede (Ma lu)
马陆
Agate (Ma nao)
马脑
Nux Vomica (Ma qian zi)
马钱子
Ma qin (a wild celery)
马蕲
Ma xian hao (Pedicularis)
马先蒿
Ma xie (a hemp sandal)
麻鞋
Maifanite (Mai fan shi)
麦饭石
Ophiopogon (Mai men dong)
麦门冬
Mai zi mu
卖子木
Man jiao (a climbing prickly-ash)
蔓椒
Vitex Fruit (Man jing zi)
蔓荆子
Eel (Man li yu)
鳗鲡鱼
Mang (Miscanthus)
芒
Mang cao (Illicium)
莽草
Cat (Mao)
猫
Buttercup (Mao gen)
毛茛
Mao liao (a knotweed)
毛蓼
Yak (Mao niu)
牦牛
Mao xiang (a sweet-grass)
茅香
Mume (Mei)
梅
Men jiu chen (door-pivot socket dust)
门臼尘
Meng shi (chlorite schist)
礞石
Meng tong (a seabird)
鹲䴀
Mi (Père David's deer)
麋
Mi bi (rice bran)
米秕
Rosemary (Mi die xiang)
迷迭香
Honeybee (Mi feng)
蜜蜂
Macaque (Mi hou)
猕猴
Kiwifruit (Mi hou tao)
猕猴桃
Beeswax (Mi la)
蜜蜡
Mi li zi (a mineral nodule)
蜜栗子
Buddleja Flower (Mi meng hua)
密蒙花
Litharge (Mi tuo seng)
密陀僧
Mi wu (chuanxiong sprout)
蘼芜
Mi xiang (an aromatic wood)
蜜香
Mian (silk floss)
绵
Tea (Ming)
茗
Ming shui (mirror-collected dew)
明水
Ming zha (Chinese quince)
榠楂
Mo (pine-soot ink)
墨
Mo chu zi
摩厨子
Mo dao shui (whetstone water)
磨刀水
Mushroom (Mo gu xun)
蘑菰蕈
Eclipta (Mo han lian)
墨旱莲
Arabian Jasmine (Mo li)
茉莉
Mo li (a pear)
没离梨
Myrrh (Mo yao)
没药
Momordica Seed
木鳖子
Moutan Bark (Mu dan pi)
牡丹皮
Mu du chong (a wood-borer larva)
木蠹虫
Wood Ear (Mu er)
木耳
Cotton Rose (Mu fu rong)
木芙蓉
Mu gou (a tree-dwelling animal)
木狗
Chaenomeles (Mu gua)
木瓜
Mu hao (Artemisia japonica)
牡蒿
Rose of Sharon (Mu jin)
木槿
Mu jing (Vitex)
牡荆
Mu lan (Magnolia bark)
木兰
Oyster shell (Mu li)
牡蛎
Mu li lu
木藜芦
Climbing fig (Mu lian)
木莲
Mu ma
木麻
Mu meng (a wood horsefly)
木虻
Cotton Tree (Mu mian)
木绵
Mu mian suo
木面䔋
Mu tian liao (Actinidia)
木天蓼
Akebia Stem (Mu tong)
木通
Mu wei zi (a Canarium)
木威子
Costus (Mu xiang)
木香
Alfalfa (Mu xu)
苜蓿
Scouring Rush (Mu zei)
木贼
N
Nai (Chinese apple)
柰
Pumpkin (Nan gua)
南瓜
Nan mu (Phoebe)
楠
Nan teng (Wallich pepper vine)
南藤
Nan zhu (Vaccinium)
南烛
Sal ammoniac (Nao sha)
硇砂
Nao yang hua (Rhododendron molle)
闹羊花
Neng bie (a softshell turtle)
能鳖
Ni yu (Chinese giant salamander)
鲵鱼
Ni bai yin (urine sediment)
溺白垽
Niao keng ni (latrine-pit mud)
尿坑泥
Niao tong (a urine bucket)
尿桶
Grain Sprout / Malt (Nie mi)
糵米
Ning shui shi (a cooling mineral)
凝水石
Cattle (Niu)
牛
Burdock Seed (Niu bang zi)
牛蒡子
Niu bi juan (an ox nose-ring)
牛鼻牶
Niu bian (Aconitum)
牛扁
Ox Bezoar (Niu huang)
牛黄
Niu shi (a cattle louse)
牛虱
Achyranthes (Niu xi)
牛膝
Niu yu (a sturgeon-like fish)
牛鱼
Nu zhe (Cudrania)
奴柘
Nv qing
女青
Nv qu (a ferment)
女曲
Nv wan (Aster)
女菀
Nv wei (Clematis apiifolia)
女萎
Privet (Nv zhen)
女贞
Nve gui (a turtle)
疟龟
P
Pai cao xiang (an aromatic herb)
排草香
Pan dao zeng (Patrinia villosa)
攀倒甑
Eupatorium (Pei lan)
佩兰
Peng cao zi (a tumbleweed seed)
蓬草子
Peng lei (Rubus)
蓬蘽
Borax (Peng sha)
蓬砂
Pi jin zi (a leather kerchief)
皮巾子
Belleric Myrobalan (Pi li le)
毗梨勒
Pi li zhen (a stone celt)
霹雳砧
Loquat (Pi pa)
枇杷
Arsenic (Pi shi)
砒石
Pi xue (a leather boot)
皮靴
Pi yao dai (a leather waist-pouch)
皮腰袋
Pi shi (a bodily concretion)
癖石
Water Clover (Pin)
蘋
Spatterdock (Ping peng cao)
萍蓬草
Po luo de
婆罗得
Po suo shi (an antidote stone)
婆娑石
Dandelion (Pu gong ying)
蒲公英
Typha Pollen (Pu huang)
蒲黄
Pu sa shi (a crystal mineral)
菩萨石
Pu shan (a cattail fan)
蒲扇
Grape (Pu tao)
葡萄
Grape Wine (Pu tao jiu)
葡萄酒
Pu xi (a cattail mat)
蒲席
Pu xiao (crude mirabilite)
朴消
Q
Lacquer (Qi)
漆
Qi cao (a scarab grub)
蛴螬
Dragon's Blood (Qi lin jie)
骐驎竭
Qi qi (lacquerware)
漆器
Lead (Qian)
铅
Qian bu feng (an anthill mound earth)
千步峰
Rubia Root (Qian cao)
茜草
Minium (Qian dan)
铅丹
Peucedanum (Qian hu)
前胡
Qian jin teng (Stephania)
千金藤
Caper Spurge seed (Qian jin zi)
千金子
Qian li ji (Senecio scandens)
千里及
Qian nian ai (Crossostephium)
千年艾
Pharbitis Seed (Qian niu zi)
牵牛子
Euryale Seed (Qian shi)
芡实
Qian shuang (lead frost)
铅霜
Qian sui lei (a wild grapevine)
千岁蘽
Notopterygium (Qiang huo)
羌活
Dung beetle (Qiang lang)
蜣螂
Qiang lang zhuan wan (a dung-beetle ball)
蜣螂转丸
Buckwheat (Qiao mai)
荞麦
Qiao yao (wild vetch)
翘摇
Qiao fu niao (a wren)
巧妇鸟
Eggplant (Qie)
茄
Qin di li
秦荻藜
Qin gui (a mountain tortoise)
秦龟
Large-leaf Gentian (Qin jiao)
秦艽
Qin jiao (a prickly-ash)
秦椒
Qin mu (Pieris)
梫木
Ash Bark (Qin pi)
秦皮
Indigo Naturalis (Qing dai)
青黛
Qing feng teng (Sabia)
清风藤
Qing fu (a water bug)
青蚨
Sweet Wormwood (Qing hao)
青蒿
Qing hao du chong (an artemisia-borer larva)
青蒿蠹虫
Qing jing fan (black-dyed rice)
青精饭
Qing lang gan (a blue mineral)
青琅玕
Dragonfly (Qing ling)
蜻蛉
Celosia Seed (Qing xiang zi)
青葙子
Qing yao chong (a blister beetle)
青腰虫
Qing yu (blue jade)
青玉
Black carp (Qing yu)
青鱼
Qing zhi (indigo-dyed paper)
青纸
Qing zhui (a green bird)
青䳡
Qiu (Catalpa bungei)
楸
Earthworm (Qiu yin)
蚯蚓
Qiu yin ni (earthworm-cast mud)
蚯蚓泥
Loach (Qiu yu)
鳅鱼
Qiu shi (refined urine salt)
秋石
Qu (a maggot)
蛆
Qu (medicated leaven)
曲
Qu jie cao
曲节草
Dianthus (Qu mai)
瞿麦
Myna (Qu yu)
鸜鹆
Quan niao ni (dog-urine mud)
犬尿泥
Magpie (Que)
鹊
Sparrow (Que)
雀
Wild Oat (Que mai)
雀麦
Que weng (a slug-moth cocoon)
雀瓮
R
Ran she dan (python gall)
蚺蛇胆
Mioga Ginger (Rang he)
蘘荷
Rao hua (Wikstroemia)
荛花
Re tang (hot water)
热汤
White perilla (Ren)
荏
Ginseng
人参
Ren shi (a human louse)
人虱
Ren bao (placenta)
人胞
Ren dan (human gallbladder)
人胆
Ren gu (human bone)
人骨
Ren jing (semen)
人精
Ren niao (human urine)
人尿
Ren po (a concretion said to form beneath a hanged corpse)
人魄
Ren qi (human breath)
人气
Ren shi (human feces)
人屎
Ren shi (human penis)
人势
Ren xue (human blood)
人血
Snub-nosed monkey (Rong)
狨
Rong yan (rock salt)
戎盐
Cistanche
肉苁蓉
Nutmeg (Rou dou kou)
肉豆蔻
Cinnamon Bark (Rou gui)
肉桂
Ru chong (a grub)
乳虫
Ru fu (fermented milk curd)
乳腐
Frankincense (Ru xiang)
乳香
Ru xue shui (limestone-cave water)
乳穴水
Ru zhi (human milk)
乳汁
Rui he (Prinsepia seed)
蕤核
Winter Daphne (Rui xiang)
瑞香
Ruo (Indocalamus leaf)
箬
S
San bai cao (Saururus)
三白草
San jia xi wan shui (dishwater)
三家洗碗水
Sparganium (San leng)
三棱
Notoginseng Root
三七
Mulberry Root Bark (Sang bai pi)
桑白皮
Mulberry-wood fire
桑柴火
Sang du chong (a mulberry-borer larva)
桑蠹虫
Sang gen xia tu (earth from under a mulberry root)
桑根下土
Sang hua (mulberry-bark lichen)
桑花
Mulberry Mistletoe (Sang ji sheng)
桑上寄生
Mantis egg-case (Sang piao xiao)
桑螵蛸
Mulberry Leaf (Sang ye)
桑叶
Sang hu (a hawfinch)
桑鳸
Sha guo (an earthenware pot)
砂锅
Amomum Fruit (Sha ren)
砂仁
Adenophora Root
沙参
Brown Sugar (Sha tang)
沙糖
Sha tang guo
沙棠果
Sha yu (a goby)
鲨鱼
Camellia (Shan cha)
山茶
Shan ci gu (Cremastra)
山慈姑
Shan dan (a lily)
山丹
Sophora tonkinensis Root
山豆根
Shan fan (Sweetleaf)
山矾
Shan gong chong (a millipede)
山蛩虫
Shan ha (a mountain frog)
山蛤
Coral (Shan hu)
珊瑚
Wild Chive (Shan jiu)
山韭
Shan jun (a fir mushroom)
杉菌
China Fir (Shan mu)
杉
Sand Ginger (Shan nai)
山柰
Wild Garlic (Shan suan)
山蒜
Shan ta (a disputed mountain animal)
山獭
Shan yan quan shui (mountain spring water)
山岩泉水
Shan yang (a goat or goral)
山羊
Chinese Yam (Shan yao)
山药
Shan ying tao (wild cherry)
山婴桃
Ricefield eel (Shan yu)
鳝鱼
Hawthorn (Shan zha)
山楂
Cornus Fruit (Shan zhu yu)
山茱萸
Shan que (a blue magpie)
山鹊
Pokeroot (Shang lu)
商陆
Shao (a ladle)
杓
Distilled Liquor (Shao jiu)
烧酒
Shao shang sha (sediment from a ladle)
杓上砂
Shao shi chang tu (crematory-ground earth)
烧尸场上土
Peony Root (Shao yao)
芍药
Shao yu (a fish)
鮹鱼
Shao zi (Pulasan)
韶子
Cnidium Fruit (She chuang zi)
蛇床子
Belamcanda (She gan)
射干
She gui (a snapping turtle)
摄龟
She han (Potentilla)
蛇含
She huang (an iron nodule)
蛇黄
She jiao (a snake-horn antidote)
蛇角
Mock Strawberry (She mei)
蛇莓
She po (a sea snake)
蛇婆
Snake slough (She tui)
蛇蜕
Musk (She xiang)
麝香
She zhi cao
蛇䒽草
Medicated Leaven (Shen qu)
神曲
Shen shui (ritual-collected water)
神水
Shen zhen huo (a moxa-stick fire therapy)
神针火
Sheng gua cai
生瓜菜
Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)
生姜
Cimicifuga (Sheng ma)
升麻
Sheng shu tang (mixed boiled-and-raw water)
生熟汤
Sheng teng (rattan)
省藤
Lion (Shi)
狮
Persimmon (Shi)
柿
Shi bi yu (a minnow)
石鮅鱼
Shi bie (a fossil)
石鳖
Shi can (a stone concretion)
石蚕
Shi can (caddisfly larva)
石蚕
Shi cao (a beach grass)
蒒草
Grassleaf Sweetflag (Shi chang pu)
石菖蒲
Shi chang sheng (a fern)
石长生
Sea Lettuce (Shi chun)
石莼
Shi ci mu
石刺木
Shi dan (chalcanthite / blue vitriol)
石胆
Shi er (Rock Tripe)
石耳
Shi fan (a sea fan)
石帆
Gypsum (Shi gao)
石膏
Shi gua
石瓜
Dendrobium (Shi hu)
石斛
Agar weed (Shi hua cai)
石花菜
Lime (Shi hui)
石灰
Shi jian (mineral alkali / soda)
石碱
Shi jie (a goose barnacle)
石蜐
Shi jing
石荆
Abalone shell (Shi jue ming)
石决明
Quisqualis Fruit
使君子
Shi liu chi (a red sulphur)
石流赤
Sulphur (Shi liu huang)
石硫黄
Shi liu qing (a blue sulphur)
石流青
Shi long chu (a rush)
石龙刍
Celery-leaf Buttercup (Shi long rui)
石龙芮
Skink (Shi long zi)
石龙子
Dill (Shi luo)
莳萝
Shi men niao keng shui (market latrine-pit water)
市门溺坑水
Shi men tu (market-gate earth)
市门土
Shi mi (rock sugar)
石蜜
Shi mian (edible mineral flour)
石面
Shi nan (Photinia leaf)
石南
Shi nao (mineral marrow)
石脑
Petroleum (Shi nao you)
石脑油
Shi rui (a lichen)
石蕊
Shi she (fossil ammonite)
石蛇
Mongoose (Shi she shu)
食蛇鼠
Yellow croaker (Shi shou yu)
石首鱼
Shi shu (a squirrel)
鼫鼠
Shi song (Lycopodium)
石松
Red Spider Lily (Shi suan)
石蒜
Shi sui (stone marrow)
石髓
Coal (Shi tan)
石炭
Pyrrosia (Shi wei)
石韦
Shi xian
石苋
Shi xiang rou (Mosla)
石香葇
Shi xie (fossil crab)
石蟹
Shi yan (fossil brachiopod)
石燕
Salt (Shi yan)
食盐
Shad (Shi yu)
鲥鱼
Shi zhi (a mineral 'stone fungus')
石芝
Shi zhong huang zi (limonite core)
石中黄子
Stalactite (Shi zhong ru)
石钟乳
Shi zhu yu (a prickly-ash)
食茱萸
Shi jiu (a cuckoo)
鸤鸠
Shi yan (a swift)
石燕
Wall gecko (Shou gong)
守宫
Glutinous Millet (Shu)
秫
Proso Millet (Shu)
黍
Rat (Shu)
鼠
Shu bi (a comb)
梳篦
Shu fu (pillbug)
鼠妇
Sichuan Pepper (Shu jiao)
蜀椒
Hollyhock (Shu kui)
蜀葵
Shu li (Buckthorn)
鼠李
Cudweed (Shu qu cao)
鼠曲草
Shu rang tu (mouse-burrow earth)
鼠壤土
Sorghum (Shu shu)
蜀黍
Shu wei cao (Salvia)
鼠尾草
Shu yang quan (Solanum)
蜀羊泉
Shuang tou lu (a two-headed deer)
双头鹿
Bogbean (Shui cai)
睡菜
Shui gan cao
水甘草
Rock crystal (Shui jing)
水精
Water Fern (Shui jue)
水蕨
Shui ku mai (Veronica)
水苦荬
Water Pepper (Shui liao)
水蓼
Water Celery (Shui qin)
水斳
Water snake (Shui she)
水蛇
Shui song (a green alga)
水松
Otter (Shui ta)
水獭
Narcissus (Shui xian)
水仙
Shui yang (Salix)
水杨
Shui yang mei (Adina)
水杨梅
Mercury (Shui yin)
水银
Calomel (Shui yin fen)
水银粉
Shui zao (a pondweed)
水藻
Leech (Shui zhi)
水蛭
Shui zhong bai shi (white river pebble)
水中白石
Shuo diao (Chinese elder)
蒴藋
Luffa (Si gua)
丝瓜
Si ren zhen xi (a funeral pillow and mat)
死人枕席
Pine (Song)
松
Chinese Cabbage (Song)
菘
Song luo (Usnea lichen)
松萝
Song yang
松杨
Sou shu (Deutzia)
溲疏
Su (butter)
酥
Foxtail Millet (Su)
粟
Sappanwood (Su fang mu)
苏方木
Storax (Su he xiang)
苏合香
Garlic (Suan)
蒜
Chinese Lantern (Suan jiang)
酸浆
Sorrel (Suan mo)
酸模
Suan sun (sour bamboo shoot)
酸笋
Sour Jujube Seed (Suan zao ren)
酸枣仁
Suo tou (a loom shuttle)
梭头
Cynomorium (Suo yang)
锁阳
T
Tai yang tu (geomantic 'sun' earth)
太阳土
Tai yi yu liang (limonite)
太一余粮
Tan huan (phellodendron root)
檀桓
Tan huo (charcoal fire)
炭火
Tan (Dalbergia hupeana)
檀
Sandalwood (Tan xiang)
檀香
Tang li (Birchleaf pear)
棠梨
Tang ping nei jian (kettle-scale alkali)
汤瓶内碱
Tao du chong (a peach-borer larva)
桃蠹虫
Tao fu (a peachwood charm)
桃符
Tao hua shi (peach-blossom stone)
桃花石
Tao ji sheng (peach mistletoe)
桃寄生
Tao jue (a peachwood stake)
桃橛
Peach Kernel (Tao ren)
桃仁
Te sheng yu shi (an arsenical stone)
特生礜石
Gamboge (Teng huang)
藤黄
Grebe (Ti)
䴘
Ti hu (ghee)
醍醐
Ti hu cai
醍醐菜
Ti yu (Chinese giant salamander)
䱱鱼
Pelican (Ti hu)
鹈鹕
Chard (Tian cai)
菾菜
Tian fu (a large toad)
田父
Muskmelon (Tian gua)
甜瓜
Trichosanthes Root
天花粉
Tian hua xun (a mushroom)
天花蕈
River snail (Tian luo)
田蠃
Gastrodia Rhizome
天麻
Asparagus Root (Tian men dong)
天门冬
Tian ming jing (Carpesium)
天名精
Arisaema (Tian nan xing)
天南星
Longhorn beetle (Tian niu)
天牛
Tian shi li (Chinese buckeye)
天师栗
Tian xian teng (Aristolochia vine)
天仙藤
Tian xiong (elongated aconite)
天雄
Tian zhong ni (paddy-field mud)
田中泥
Tian zhu gui (Cinnamomum)
天竺桂
Human parietal bone
天灵盖
Tiao yu (a minnow)
鲦鱼
Iron (Tie)
铁
Tie chui bing (an iron-hammer handle)
铁椎柄
Tie hua fen (iron flower powder)
铁华粉
Tie jiang (iron-steeped water)
铁浆
Tie jing (iron essence powder)
铁精
Iron flakes (Tie luo)
铁落
Tie ruo (an iron preparation)
铁爇
Bermuda Grass (Tie xian cao)
铁线草
Iron rust (Tie xiu)
铁锈
Tingli Seed (Ting li zi)
葶苈子
Rice-paper-plant Pith (Tong cao)
通草
Garland Chrysanthemum (Tong hao)
同蒿
Tong hu di lou shui (water-clock drip water)
铜壶滴漏水
Copper ore (Tong kuang shi)
铜矿石
Tong (Paulownia)
桐
Tong nu ya (bronze crossbow-trigger)
铜弩牙
Verdigris (Tong qing)
铜青
Tong you san zhi (tung-oil umbrella paper)
桐油伞纸
Tou jin (a headcloth)
头巾
Tou gou (head-grime)
头垢
Rabbit (Tu)
兔
Marmot (Tu bo shu)
土拨鼠
Tu dang gui (Aralia)
土当归
Tu feng ke (a ground-wasp nest)
土蜂窠
Glabrous Greenbrier (Tu fu ling)
土茯苓
Tu huang (an arsenical mineral)
土黄
Tu ji (an unfired mud-brick)
土墼
Tu jun (a ground mushroom)
土菌
Tu kui (a wild mallow)
菟葵
Tu ma zong (haircap moss)
土马鬃
Cuscuta Seed (Tu si zi)
菟丝子
Tu yin nie (an earthy stalactite)
土殷孽
Tu yu (a wild groundnut)
土芋
Tu jue que (a sandgrouse)
突厥雀
Tu qiu (an adjutant stork)
鵚鹙
Tuan (a hog badger)
貒
Camel (Tuo)
驼
Tuo jia (Chinese alligator scute)
鼍甲
Ostrich (Tuo niao)
驼鸟
W
Frog (Wa)
蛙
Fur seal (Wa na shou)
腽肭兽
Pea (Wan dou)
豌豆
Vaccaria Seed (Wang bu liu xing)
王不留行
Wang gua (Trichosanthes cucumeroides)
王瓜
Wang sun
王孙
Hedgehog (Wei)
猬
Wei (a wild vetch)
薇
Clematis Root
威灵仙
Wei mao (Winged Euonymus)
卫矛
Wei xian
薇衔
Wei yu (a catfish)
鮠鱼
Clam (Wen ge)
文蛤
Quince (Wen po)
榅桲
Wen tang (hot spring)
温汤
Flying fish (Wen yao yu)
文鳐鱼
Wen mu niao (a nightjar)
蚊母鸟
Water Spinach (Weng cai)
蕹菜
Lettuce (Wo ju)
莴苣
Wo luo (a snail)
蜗蠃
Snail (Wo niu)
蜗牛
Wo xue yu shi (a soft arsenical stone)
握雪礜石
Duck (Wu)
鹜
Chinese gallnut (Wu bei zi)
五倍子
Catechu (Wu die ni)
乌爹泥
Centipede (Wu gong)
蜈蚣
Wu gu wa (old roof tile)
乌古瓦
Fig (Wu hua guo)
无花果
Soapberry (Wu huan zi)
无患子
Acanthopanax Bark (Wu jia pi)
五加皮
Turnip (Wu jing)
芜菁
Wu jiu (a fern)
乌韭
Chinese Tallow (Wu jiu mu)
乌桕木
Wu lian mei (Cayratia japonica)
乌蔹莓
Carambola (Wu lian zi)
五敛子
Wu lou shui (roof-leak water)
屋漏水
Date palm fruit (Wu lou zi)
无漏子
Wu ming yi (pyrolusite)
无名异
Ebony (Wu mu)
乌木
Wu nei chong chen tu (insect dust from under the eaves)
屋内壖下虫尘土
Wu se shi zhi (five-colour mineral clay)
五色石脂
Black snake (Wu she)
乌蛇
Wu shi zi (oak gall)
无食子
Chinese Parasol Tree (Wu tong)
梧桐
Schisandra (Wu wei zi)
五味子
Wu xin cai (five-pungent dish)
五辛菜
Lindera (Wu yao)
乌药
Wu yi (elm preparation)
芜荑
Wu yi jiang (elm-ferment paste)
芜荑酱
Wu you (roof moss)
屋游
Water Chestnut (Wu yu)
乌芋
Cuttlefish (Wu zei yu)
乌贼鱼
Evodia (Wu zhu yu)
吴茱萸
Wu zi shi
五子实
Crow (Wu ya)
乌鸦
X
Tin (Xi)
锡
Xi er tang (infant-bathing water)
洗儿汤
Xi gou (a stream toad)
溪狗
Watermelon (Xi gua)
西瓜
Xi gui (loggerhead turtle)
蠵龟
Saffron (Xi hong hua)
西红花
Rhinoceros horn (Xi jiao)
犀角
Xi lin zhi (a tin preparation)
锡吝脂
Xi ming (Pennycress)
菥蓂
Xi shou zu shui (hand-and-foot washing water)
洗手足水
Siegesbeckia (Xi xian cao)
豨莶草
Asarum (Xi xin)
细辛
Xi chi (a waterfowl)
㶉鶒
Xi tou gou (knee grime)
膝头垢
Shrimp (Xia)
虾
Xia bing (ice)
夏冰
Selfheal (Xia ku cao)
夏枯草
Amaranth (Xian cai)
苋
Xian (a small clam)
䗯
Corbicula clam (Xian)
蚬
Indica Rice (Xian mi)
籼
Curculigo Rhizome
仙茅
Xian ren cao (Mesona)
仙人草
Xian ren zhang (withered bamboo shoot)
仙人杖
Xian ren zhang cao
仙人杖草
Incense stick (Xian xiang)
线香
Cyperus (Xiang fu)
香附
Xiang lu hui (incense-burner ash)
香炉灰
Elsholtzia (Xiang ru)
香薷
Acorn (Xiang shi)
橡实
Jequirity Bean (Xiang si zi)
相思子
Shiitake (Xiang xun)
香蕈
Ivory (Xiang ya)
象牙
Owl (Xiao)
鸮
Barberry (Xiao bo)
小檗
Field Thistle (Xiao ji)
小蓟
Wheat (Xiao mai)
小麦
Xiao qing
小青
Niter (Xiao shi)
消石
Xiao zi shan (a mourning gown)
孝子衫
Xiao er tai shi (meconium)
小儿胎屎
Scorpion (Xie)
蝎
Crab (Xie)
蟹
Chinese Chive Bulb (Xie bai)
薤白
Xie di xia tu (earth from a shoe-sole)
鞋底下土
Xie hao (a wild chervil)
邪蒿
Magnolia Flower-bud (Xin yi)
辛夷
Floating Heart (Xing cai)
荇菜
Apricot Kernel (Xing ren)
杏仁
Xing xing (orangutan)
猩猩
Xing ye (a ground beetle)
行夜
Realgar (Xiong huang)
雄黄
Bear fat (Xiong zhi)
熊脂
Cynanchum paniculatum (Xu chang qing)
徐长卿
Dipsacus (Xu duan)
续断
Silver carp (Xu yu)
鱮鱼
Daylily (Xuan cao)
萱草
Inula Flower (Xuan fu hua)
旋覆花
Xuan gou zi (Rubus)
悬钩子
Xuan hua (hedge bindweed)
旋花
Xuan jing shi (selenite)
玄精石
Xuan ming fen (refined mirabilite)
玄明粉
Scrophularia Root
玄参
Xuan shi (a magnetic stone)
玄石
Xue can (snow worm)
雪蚕
Xun cao (a fragrant herb)
薰草
Nettle (Xun ma)
荨麻
Sturgeon (Xun yu)
鲟鱼
Y
Ya jiao (a prickly-ash)
崖椒
Flax (Ya ma)
亚麻
Dayflower (Ya zhi cao)
鸭跖草
Ya zong
崖棕
Ya chi (human teeth)
牙齿
Wild goose (Yan)
雁
Yan (a quail)
鷃
Swallow (Yan)
燕
Yan dan shui (bittern brine)
盐胆水
Yan fu zi (Sumac)
盐麸子
Corydalis (Yan hu suo)
延胡索
Yan jiao (chimney soot tar)
烟胶
Yan liu xia ni (mud under the eaves-drip)
檐溜下泥
Mole (Yan shu)
鼹鼠
Yan yao (a salt mineral)
盐药
Rouge (Yan zhi)
燕脂
Yan zhu shi chui (a cinnabar-grinding pestle)
研朱石锤
Goat / Sheep (Yang)
羊
Datura Flower (Yang jin hua)
洋金花
Yang lu
杨栌
Bayberry (Yang mei)
杨梅
Actinolite (Yang qi shi)
阳起石
Yang tao
羊桃
Yang ti (Dock root)
羊蹄
Yang ji (a rail)
秧鸡
Yang wu (a crow)
阳乌
Wild Chrysanthemum (Ye ju hua)
野菊花
Wild horse (Ye ma)
野马
Ye weng (a potter wasp)
蠮螉
Wild boar (Ye zhu)
野猪
Coconut (Ye zi)
椰子
Yi (jet / black amber)
瑿
Yi dai (a garment sash)
衣带
Yi die tu (anthill earth)
蚁垤土
Motherwort (Yi mu cao)
益母草
Malt Sugar (Yi tang)
饴糖
Job's Tears / Coix (Yi yi)
薏苡
Silverfish (Yi yu)
衣鱼
Yi yu (a catfish)
鮧鱼
Sharp-leaf Galangal Fruit (Yi zhi)
益智
Silver (Yin)
银
Capillary Wormwood (Yin chen)
茵陈
Yin di jue (a grape fern)
阴地厥
Yin gao (silver amalgam)
银膏
Yin nie (a stalactite base)
殷孽
Yin shu (a mole-rat)
隐鼠
Ginkgo Nut (Yin xing)
银杏
Epimedium
淫羊藿
Yin yu (Skimmia)
茵芋
Yin zhi (stamped paper)
印纸
Vermilion (Yin zhu)
银朱
Yin mao (pubic hair)
阴毛
Housefly (Ying)
蝇
Hawk (Ying)
鹰
Oriole (Ying)
鸎
Winter Jasmine (Ying chun hua)
迎春花
Firefly (Ying huo)
萤火
Multiflora Rose fruit (Ying shi)
营实
Cherry (Ying tao)
樱桃
Ying yu (wild grape)
蘡薁
Opium Poppy (Ying zi su)
罂子粟
Tung Oil Tree (Ying zi tong)
罂子桐
Ying ji (a grouse)
英鸡
Parrot (Ying wu)
鹦䳇
Bighead carp (Yong yu)
鳙鱼
Crabgrass (You / Ma tang)
莸
Pomelo (You)
柚
You ba (Arisaema)
由跋
Weasel (You shu)
鼬鼠
Jade (Yu)
玉
Yu (a snipe)
鹬
Taro (Yu)
芋
Yu bai (a clubmoss)
玉柏
Yu gou (a fish trap)
鱼笱
Curcuma Tuber (Yu jin)
郁金
Yu jing shui (jade-spring water)
玉井水
Yu kuai (fish slices)
鱼鲙
Yu li (Bush Cherry seed)
郁李
Yu lin (fish scales)
鱼鳞
Elm (Yu mu)
榆
Yu ren jiang (elm-seed paste)
榆仁酱
Yu shen (fish otolith)
鱼魫
Yu shi (arsenopyrite)
礜石
Corn (Yu shu shu)
玉蜀黍
Yu shui (rainwater)
雨水
Yu wang (a fishing net)
鱼网
Houttuynia (Yu xing cao)
鱼腥草
Yu yu (a small fish)
鱊鱼
Yu yu liang (limonite)
禹余粮
Yu zha (fermented fish)
鱼鲊
Yu zhi (fish fat)
鱼脂
Akebia Fruit (Yu zhi zi)
预知子
Polygonatum Odoratum (Yu zhu)
玉竹
Yu zi (fish roe)
鱼子
Kingfisher (Yu gou)
鱼狗
Yuan (a giant softshell turtle)
鼋
Yuan (a viper)
蚖
Silk moth (Yuan can e)
原蚕蛾
Genkwa (Yuan hua)
芫花
Blister beetle (Yuan qing)
芫青
Yuan sang luo (a mulberry snail)
缘桑蠃
Iris (Yuan wei)
鸢尾
Yuan yi (wall moss)
垣衣
Polygala Root
远志
Mandarin duck (Yuan yang)
鸳鸯
Yue di (a whetstone)
越砥
Yue gua (Oriental melon)
越瓜
Yue gui (Cinnamomum)
月桂
China Rose
月季花
Yue wang yu suan
越王余筭
Mica (Yun mu)
云母
Yun shi (Mysore thorn)
云实
Rape greens (Yun tai)
芸薹
Z
Zan cai (white-flowered motherwort)
錾菜
Distiller's Grains (Zao)
糟
Zao bing mu (a chisel handle)
凿柄木
Zao du chong (a jujube-borer larva)
枣蠹虫
Gleditsia Pod (Zao jia)
皂荚
Zao jia du chong (a gleditsia-borer larva)
皂荚蠹虫
Zao jia xun (a tree mushroom)
皂荚蕈
Zao ma (a camel cricket)
灶马
Zao mao (a jujube insect)
枣猫
Paris (Zao xiu)
蚤休
Lycopus (Ze lan)
泽兰
Sun Spurge (Ze qi)
泽漆
Alisma (Ze xie)
泽泻
Zeng (an earthenware steamer)
甑
Zeng qi shui (steamer-lid condensation water)
甑气水
Zha da (an animal bezoar)
鲊答
Zha zi (a quince)
楂子
Zhan (felt)
毡
Zhan si
占斯
Zhan tang xiang (an aromatic resin)
詹糖香
Zhan ti (a felt insole)
毡屉
Zhan yu (a sturgeon)
鳣鱼
River deer (Zhang)
獐
Camphor tree (Zhang mu)
樟
Camphor (Zhang nao)
樟脑
Octopus (Zhang yu)
章鱼
Ground beetle (Zhe chong)
䗪虫
Zhe du chong (a cudrania-borer larva)
柘蠹虫
Zhe kui (Dioscorea cirrhosa)
赭魁
Zhe (Cudrania)
柘
Francolin (Zhe gu)
鹧鸪
Hazelnut (Zhen zi)
榛
Zhen rou (thunder-struck animal flesh)
震肉
Zhen shao mu (lightning-struck wood)
震烧木
Zhen xian dai (a needle-and-thread bag)
针线袋
Zhen yu (a halfbeak)
鱵鱼
Pearl (Zhen zhu)
真珠
Steamed Bread (Zheng bing)
蒸饼
Zheng long (a steamer basket)
蒸笼
Lingzhi / Reishi (Zhi)
芝
Zhi (paper)
纸
Pheasant (Zhi)
雉
Zhi dang (a trapdoor spider)
螲蟷
Zhi han (a compounded resin)
质汗
Raisin Tree (Zhi ju)
枳椇
Zhi li (a freshwater alga)
陟厘
Anemarrhena Rhizome
知母
Bitter Orange (Zhi qiao)
枳壳
Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi shi)
枳实
Spider (Zhi zhu)
蜘蛛
Zhi zhu xiang (Valeriana)
蜘蛛香
Gardenia (Zhi zi)
栀子
Zhong kui (a Zhong Kui figure)
锺馗
Zhong shang tu (grave-mound earth)
冢上土
Zhong si zao (a jujube)
仲思枣
Congee (Zhou)
粥
Bamboo (Zhu)
竹
Zhu (chopsticks)
箸
Pig (Zhu)
猪
Zhu bie (a small turtle)
珠鳖
Zhu cao shang gou tu (pig-trough grime)
猪槽上垢土
Zhu cao zhong shui (pig-trough water)
猪槽中水
Zhu du chong (a bamboo-borer larva)
竹蠹虫
Zhu feng (a carpenter bee)
竹蜂
Tabasheer (Zhu huang)
竹黄
Zhu jin (candle-wick ash)
烛烬
Zhu lan (a bamboo basket)
竹篮
Polyporus (Zhu ling)
猪苓
Bamboo rat (Zhu liu)
竹䶉
Ramie (Zhu ma)
苎麻
Zhu ru (bamboo fungus)
竹蓐
Coral Ardisia root (Zhu sha gen)
朱砂根
Zhu sha yin (cinnabar-smelted silver)
朱砂银
Zhu shi (a bamboo louse)
竹虱
Bamboo Shoot (Zhu sun)
竹笋
Zhu tie qi (iron implements)
诸铁器
Zhu tong qi (copper implements)
诸铜器
Zhu xia tu (earth from under a pillar)
柱下土
Zhu xiu gu (decayed bone)
诸朽骨
Zhu xue (animal blood)
诸血
Zhu yao zi (a legume seed)
猪腰子
Zhu yi (fish-gut sauce)
鱁鮧
Zhu yu (a fish)
竹鱼
Zhu zi (Castanopsis acorn)
槠子
Bamboo partridge (Zhu ji)
竹鸡
Zhu yu (a water bird)
鸀鳿
Zhua jia (nail clippings)
爪甲
Woodpecker (Zhuo mu niao)
啄木鸟
Zi bei (a cowrie)
紫贝
Zi bei jin pan (Ajuga)
紫背金盘
Laver / Nori (Zi cai)
紫菜
Gromwell Root
紫草
Zi ge (a wild vine)
紫葛
Viola (Zi hua di ding)
紫花地丁
Zi jin (a Corydalis)
紫堇
Zi jin niu (Ardisia japonica)
紫金牛
Zi jin teng
紫金藤
Chinese Redbud (Zi jing)
紫荆
Zi jing si sheng (a hanging rope)
自经死绳
Catalpa (Zi mu)
梓
Zi ran hui (natural soda ash)
自然灰
Pyrite (Zi ran tong)
自然铜
Zi shao hua (freshwater sponge spawn)
紫稍花
Zi shen (bistort root)
紫参
Zi shi ying (amethyst / fluorite)
紫石英
Perilla (Zi su)
紫苏
Wisteria (Zi teng)
紫藤
Aster Root (Zi wan)
紫菀
Mullet (Zi yu)
鲻鱼
Zi xu (beard hair)
髭须
Zong (rice dumpling)
粽
Windmill Palm (Zong lv)
棕榈
Zong yu (a croaker fish)
鯼鱼
Zui yu cao (Buddleja)
醉鱼草
Zun yu (a dace)
鳟鱼
Zuo mu (Xylosma)
柞木
Zuo na cao
坐拿草
Zuo ye he cao (Orostachys)
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