夏枯草

Chinese

		summer; Xia (proper name)	withered; dried up	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (夏枯草)		夏	枯	草
simp. ^#(夏枯草)		夏	枯	草

Etymology

Literally, "summer-withering grass," so named because it is known to wither shortly after the summer solstice.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàkūcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ fu¹ cou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hē-ko͘-chháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàkūcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàkucǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-kʻu¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: syà-kū-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahkutsao
  - Palladius: сякуцао (sjakucao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ fu¹ cou²
  - Yale: hah fū chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ fu¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ fu¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē-ko͘-chháu
  - Tâi-lô: hē-koo-tsháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hexkozhao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹⁻²² kɔ³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /he²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

Noun

夏枯草

common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夏	枯	草
か Grade: 2	こ Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
kan'on	kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

夏(か)枯(こ)草(そう) • (kakosō)

(archaic) synonym of 靫草 (utsubogusa, “common self-heal, Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica”)
(traditional Chinese medicine) flower spikes of self-heal used in medicine