皂荚

Traditional form:

皂莢

Pinyin (reading):

zàojiá

Definitions:

• Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

Characters:

• 皂 - soap; black; menial servant
• 荚 - seed-pod

Traditional characters:

• 皂 - soap; black; menial servant
• 莢 - seed-pod