纈草

Chinese

		knot; tie a knot	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (纈草)		纈	草
simp. (缬草)		缬	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiécǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiécǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siécǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hsieh²-tsʻao³
  - Yale: syé-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyetsao
  - Palladius: сецао (secao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: kit³ cou²
  - Yale: kit chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kid³ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

纈草

allheal (Valeriana officinalis)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
纈	草
けつ > けっ Hyōgai	そう Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

纈(けっ)草(そう) or 纈草(ケッソウ) • (kessō)

synonym of 鹿の子草 (kanokosō, “Valeriana fauriei”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

“〈^▲纈草〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025