苍术

Traditional form:

蒼術

Pinyin (reading):

cāngzhú

Definitions:

• black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)

Characters:

• 苍 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 术 - skill, art; method, technique; trick

Traditional characters:

• 蒼 - dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 術 - skill, art; method, technique; trick