纈草

Chinese

		knot; tie a knot	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (纈草)		纈	草
simp. (缬草)		缬	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiécǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiécǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siécǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh²-tsʻao³
    • Yale: syé-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyetsao
    • Palladius: сецао (secao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kit³ cou²
    • Yale: kit chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kid³ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

纈草

1. allheal (Valeriana officinalis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
纈	草
けつ Hyōgaiji	そう > けっ Grade: 1
kan’on	on’yomi

Noun

纈草(けっそう) or 纈草(ケッソウ) • (kessō) 

1. Synonym of 鹿の子草 (kanokosō, “Valeriana fauriei”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).