牛膝

niúxī
Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)

CEDICT

Root of a chaff flower (Achyranthes spp.) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

Wiktionary

  1. 上述植物的乾燥根，作為藥材有補肝腎、強筋骨、活血通經、引火(血)下行、利尿通淋之效
  2. 莧科植物牛膝（Achyranthesbidentata），多年生草本植物

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 牛 niú
  1. ox
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. newton (abbr. for 牛頓 niúdùn)
  5. (slang) awesome

classifiers: 條, 頭
=2 膝 xī old variant of 膝 xī
=2 膝 xī knee

Containing this entry

牛膝草 niúxīcǎo hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
牛膝菊 niúxījú