葛根

葛根

Chinese

		coarse grass linen	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (葛根)		葛	根
simp. #(葛根)		葛	根

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gégēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): got³ gan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gégēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄍㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gégen
    • Wade–Giles: ko²-kên¹
    • Yale: gé-gēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gergen
    • Palladius: гэгэнь (gɛgɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ kən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: got³ gan¹
    • Yale: got gān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: got⁸ gan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: god³ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːt̚³ kɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

葛根

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) (an herb used to treat symptoms of hypertension)

Derived terms

葛根素 (gégēnsù)

See also

• 解表藥／解表药 (jiěbiǎoyào)
• 藥材／药材 (yàocái)