葛缕子

Traditional form:

葛縷子

Pinyin (reading):

gělüzi

Definitions:

• caraway
• Persian cumin (Carum carvi)

Characters:

• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 缕 - strand, thread; detailed, precise
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 縷 - strand, thread; detailed, precise
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing