苦参

Traditional form:

苦參

Pinyin (reading):

kǔshēn

Definitions:

• liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 参 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 參 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng