首乌

首烏
shǒuwū

Alternative name for 何首烏／何首乌 (héshǒuwū, “Fallopia multiflora”).

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 首 shǒu
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc
=2 乌 Wū
  1. abbr. for country names that begin with 乌 wū: Ukraine 乌克兰 Wūkèlán, Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn etc
  2. surname Wu
=2 乌 wū
  1. crow
  2. black
=2 乌 wù
  1. used in 乌拉 wùla
  2. used in 乌拉草 wùlacǎo

Containing this entry

何首乌 héshǒuwū
  1. Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum)
  2. fleeceflower root
首乌汁 shǒuwūzhī