(zhāng) - A type of edible mushroom or fungus & ancient name for a specific plant.

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zhāng | 14 strokes | radical:

· zhāng

A type of edible mushroom or fungus;

ancient name for a specific plant.

A type of edible mushroom or fungusancient name for a specific plant.

Usage highlights

edible fungusmushroom typeplant classificationherbal ingredientforest fungus

Synonyms

  • fungus, bacterium
  • 蘑菇mushroom
  • mushroom, fungus

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The forest floor was covered with various mushrooms (蘑菇) and fungi (蔁).
  • In ancient texts, 蔁 referred to a specific edible fungus (食用菌).
  • Traditional Chinese medicine sometimes used 蔁 in herbal preparations (草药).

Collocations

  • edible fungus(食用蔁)
  • mushroom type(菌蔁)
  • plant classification(植物蔁)
  • herbal ingredient(草药蔁)
  • forest fungus(森林蔁)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts as a specific plant or fungus classification.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical and botanical interest.

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