Usage of the character 芍
què
芍
[芍]
- used in 芍陂 ( Quèbēi)
sháo
芍
[芍]
- Chinese peony
- Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
sháoyào
芍药
[芍藥]
- Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
- common herbaceous peony
- peony used in TCM
báisháo
白芍
[白芍]
- root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
Quèbēi
芍陂
[芍陂]
- Quebei, the ancient name of an irrigation reservoir constructed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Anhui, still operational and now known as 安豐塘／安丰塘 ( Anfēng Táng)
zèngsháo
赠芍
[贈芍]
- to give peonies
- fig. exchange of gifts between lovers
cǎilánzèngsháo
采兰赠芍
[采蘭贈芍]
- lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)
- fig. (of lovers) to exchange presents