酸棗仁

See also: 酸枣仁

Chinese

		sour jujube; a variety of jujube	humane; kernel
trad. (酸棗仁)		酸棗	仁
simp. (酸枣仁)		酸枣	仁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suānzǎorén

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suānzǎorén
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢ ㄗㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suanzǎorén
    • Wade–Giles: suan¹-tsao³-jên²
    • Yale: swān-dzǎu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suantzaoren
    • Palladius: суаньцзаожэнь (suanʹczaožɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

酸棗仁

1. seed of Ziziphus spinosa (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to calm the mind, promote sleep, treat hypertension, palpitation and poor memory; also used as a "yin" tonic.)

Related terms

• 安神药 (ānshényào) (sedatives in traditional Chinese medicine)
• 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• 酸枣仁 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• http://www.nciku.com/