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

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

allheal (Valeriana officinalis)

Japanese

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

Noun

纈(けっ)草(そう) or 纈草(ケッソウ) • (kessō)

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).