水菖蒲 Traditional form: 水菖蒲 Pinyin (reading): shuǐchāngpú Definitions: Acorus calamus sweet sedge or sweet flag Characters: 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 菖 - iris, sweet flag, Calamus 蒲 - vine, rush Traditional characters: 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice 菖 - iris, sweet flag, Calamus 蒲 - vine, rush