| 菟丝子 |
tù sī zǐ |
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine) |
| 菟 |
tù |
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟丝子 |
| 丝 |
sī |
silk / thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |