川楝子

chuānliànzǐ

seed of the chinaberry (Melia azedarach) (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to "activate qi")

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 川 Chuān abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川 Sìchuān in southwest China
=1 川 chuān
  1. (bound form) river
  2. creek
  3. plain
  4. an area of level country
2 楝 liàn Melia japonica
=3 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=3 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"