何首乌

Traditional form:

何首烏

Pinyin (reading):

héshǒuwū

Definitions:

• Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
• fleeceflower root

Characters:

• 何 - what, why, where, which, how
• 首 - chief, head, leader
• 乌 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark

Traditional characters:

• 何 - what, why, where, which, how
• 首 - chief, head, leader
• 烏 - crow, rook, raven; black, dark