芤 (kōu) - A hollow or scallion-like plant & in traditional Chinese medicine, a pulse that feels

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kōu ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 艹

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芤 · kōu

A hollow or scallion-like plant;

in traditional Chinese medicine, a pulse that feels hollow like a scallion stalk.

A hollow or scallion-like plantin traditional Chinese medicine, a pulse that feels

Usage highlights

Hollow pulseScallion plantHollow stemBlood depletion pulseFloating and hollow pulse

Synonyms

  • 葱— scallion, green onion (the plant it describes)
  • 空脉— hollow pulse (descriptive term)

Antonyms

  • 实脉— excess pulse, replete pulse (opposite pulse quality)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The scallion (芤葱) is a common vegetable.
  • In TCM, a hollow pulse (芤脉) indicates blood loss.
  • The plant has a hollow stem (芤状茎).

Collocations

  • Hollow pulse(芤脉)
  • Scallion plant(芤葱)
  • Hollow stem(芤茎)
  • Blood depletion pulse(失血芤脉)
  • Floating and hollow pulse(浮芤)

Idioms

  • A pulse like a scallion stalk, hollow inside(如按葱管，中空为芤)
  • Floating, large, and hollow, signifies blood loss(浮大中空，失血之芤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originates from descriptions of hollow-stemmed plants like scallions.
  • Primarily used in the specialized context of Traditional Chinese Medicine pulse diagnosis.

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