(literary) Chinese water chestnut; same as [[荸荠|荸薺|bi2 qi5]]

(bound form) a medicinal herb in the parsley family with narrow leaves and yellow flowers; the dried root is used in traditional medicine; also written as [[柴胡|柴胡|chai2 hu2]]

(bound form) a perennial herb with hairy stems and small white flowers whose roots produce a red-violet dye and are used in traditional medicine