田七 (tián qī) — pseudo-ginseng (a Chinese medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Definition

田七 (tián qī) is another name for the herb known as 三七 (sān qī), 'pseudo-ginseng' or 'notoginseng' — a root used in traditional Chinese medicine, especially associated with Yunnan.

noun
pseudo-ginseng (a Chinese medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Examples

  • 田七。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ měi tiān hē tián qī tāng.
    The doctor suggested I drink pseudo-ginseng soup every day.
  • 田七。
    tián qī Shì yì zhǒng hěn yǒu míng de zhōng yào cái.
    Pseudo-ginseng is a very well-known Chinese medicinal herb.
  • 田七，。
    Zhè zhǒng tián qī de zhì liàng fēi cháng hǎo, lái zì yún nán.
    This kind of pseudo-ginseng is of very good quality, coming from Yunnan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

田tiánfield
七qīseven

田 suggests a field-grown plant, while 七 preserves the numeral used in this herb's traditional name.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

Open 田 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.

Open 七 →

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