| 秋水仙碱 | qiū shuǐ xiān jiǎn | colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout) | 
| 秋 | Qiū | surname Qiu | 
| 秋 | qiū | autumn / fall / harvest time | 
| 秋 | qiū | old variant of 秋 | 
| 秋 | qiū | used in 秋千 | 
| 秋水 | qiū shuǐ | limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) | 
| 秋水仙 | qiū shuǐ xiān | autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) / meadow saffron | 
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui | 
| 水 | shuǐ | water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment | 
| 水仙 | shuǐ xiān | narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return | 
| 仙 | xiān | immortal | 
| 仙 | xiān | variant of 仙 | 
| 碱 | jiǎn | variant of 碱 | 
| 碱 | jiǎn | (chemistry) base; alkali; soda |