| 冬虫夏草 |
dōng chóng xià cǎo |
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.) |
| 冬 |
Dōng |
surname Dong |
| 冬 |
dōng |
winter |
| 冬 |
dōng |
(onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat |
| 虫 |
chóng |
variant of 虫 |
| 虫 |
chóng |
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:条,只 / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic |
| 夏 |
Xià |
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) / surname Xia |
| 夏 |
xià |
summer |
| 草 |
cǎo |
variant of 草 |
| 草 |
cǎo |
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵,撮,株,根 |
| 草 |
cào |
variant of 肏 |