English
Huang-ch'i
Huang-ch'i comes from Mandarin 黃芪.
- Mandarinmodern黃芪huángqí
- Englishearliest quotation 1906Huang-ch'i
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern黃芪huángqí
- Englishearliest quotation 1906Huang-ch'i
Earliest quotation: 1906, Huang-Ch’i: “The Chinese drug Huang-ch’i is in considerable repute all…”
Every English word from Mandarin 黃芪
Today it means
noun A Chinese medicinal herb (Astragalus membranaceus)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 黃芪 / Huang-ch'i