白术

Traditional form:

白朮

Pinyin (reading):

báizhú

Definitions:

• the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

Characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 术 - skill, art; method, technique; trick

Traditional characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 朮 - skill, art; method, technique; trick