Learner'sCharacterDictionaryofChineseMedicinePrefaceThisdictionaryisdesignedforstudentwhoislearningChineseinordertobeabletoreadChinesemedicalliterature.Itaddressesthestudent'sdifficultiesinlearningChinesecharacters,namelythedifficultyinanalysingthestructureofacharacters,knowingwhatwhichelementisitssignific,andwhatordertowritethestrokesin.Thisdictionarycontainsjustover2,550characters,arrangedinPin1yin1order.Foreachcharacter,themeaningthemeaning,significandstrokecountaregiven.Thestrokesequenceisthenprovidedingraphicform.Finally,examplecombinationsinwhichthecharacterappears(orstartswith).aregiven.**afteranentry-headcharacterthatisoffrequentuse;*marksacharacterofmediumfrequency.Fixedcombinations:Certaincharactersalwaysappearincombinationwithothercharacters,e.g.,螳螂{tang2lang2},themantis,anditsegg-case,螵蛸{piao1xiao1}.Thesefixedcombinationsareindicatedunderbothcharactersinquestion.Taiwan/PRCDifferencesinPronunciation跌die1/die2髂ka4/qia4暫zhan4/zan肋le4/lei4錫xi2/xi1夕xi4/xi1期qi2/qi1突tu2/tu1凸tu2/tu1奄yan1/yan3癌yan2/ai2擊ji2/ji1CREATEDCHARACTERSSTILLTOBEFOUNDSeeCDDIC.mac==A==~~{a1}~~【阿】{a1}[Freq.4]prefixtonicknamesandtitlesofrelatives(seealso阿{e1});interjectionoh!,ouch!(seealso阿{e1});usedinthetranscriptionofforeignnames(seealso阿{e1}).阿狄森氏病{a1di2sen1shi4bing4},西醫Addison'sdisease阿耳茨海默氏病{a1er3ci2hai3mo4shi4bing4},西醫Alzheimer'sdisease阿爾泰紫菀{a1er3tai4zi3wan3},中藥正名Altaiheteropappus(HeteropappiAltaiciFlosseuHerba)阿膠{a1jiao1},中藥異名asshideglue(AsiniCoriiColla)阿膠珠{a1jiao1zhu1},中藥異名asshidegluepellets(AsiniCoriiGelatiniPilula)阿利藤{a1li4teng2},中藥正名alyxia(AlyxiaeHerbaetRadix)阿米巴{a1mi3ba1},西醫ameba阿米巴腸炎{a1mi3ba1chang2yan2},西醫intestinalamebiasis阿米巴痢疾{a1mi3ba1li4ji2},西醫amebicdysentery阿米巴原蟲{a1mi3ba1yuan2chong2},西醫ameba阿是穴{a1shi4xue2},ouchpoint;a1-shi4point阿魏{a1wei4},中藥異名asafetida(FerulaeResina)阿仙藥{a1xian1yao4},中藥異名cutch(Catechu)阿育魏實{a1yu4wei4shi2},中藥正名trachyspermumseed(TrachyspermiSemen)阿月渾子{a1yue4hun2zi3},中藥異名pistachio(PistaciaeVeraeFructus)~~{ai1}~~【哀】{ai1}[Freq.5]grief;lament(腹哀{fu4ai1},AbdominalLament(SP-16))【埃】{ai1}[Freq.4]dust.埃蕾{ai1lei3},中藥正名centaury(CentauriiAltaiciHerbacumFlore)~~{ai2}~~【癌】{ai2}[Freq.4]rock(alsopronounced{yan2};sameas岩{yan2});西醫cancer(inTai2wan2,alsopronounced{yan2}).癌瘤{ai2liu2},西醫cancertumor~~{ai3}~~【矮】{ai3}[Freq.4]short.矮呆病{ai3dai1bing4},西醫cretinism矮地茶{ai3di4cha2},中藥異名Japaneseardisia(ArdisiaeJaponicaeHerba)矮瓜{ai3gua1},中藥異名eggplant(SolaniMelongenaeFructus)矮腳白花蛇利草{ai3jiao3bai2hua1she2li4cao3},中藥異名oldenlandia(OldenlandiaeDiffusaeHerba)矮腳苦蒿{ai3jiao3ku3hao1},中藥正名conyza(ConyzaeHerba)矮腳羅傘{ai3jiao3luo2san3},中藥正名shaggyardisia(ArdisiaeVillosaeRadixseuHerba)矮莖朱砂根{ai3jing1zhu1sha1gen1},中藥正名short-stemmedardisia(ArdisiaeBrevicaulisRadixetHerba)矮楊梅{ai3yang2mei2},中藥正名dwarfbayberry(MyricaeNanaeCortexetFructus)~~{ai4}~~【艾】{ai4}[Freq.2]moxa(n.).艾{ai4},中藥異名mugwort(ArtemisiaeArgyiFolium)艾冬花{ai4dong1hua1},中藥異名coltsfoot(FarfaraeFlos)艾附暖宮丸{ai4fu4nuan3gong1wan2},方名MugwortandCyperusPalace-WarmingPill艾蒿{ai4hao1},中藥異名mugwort(ArtemisiaeArgyiFolium)艾薑丸{ai4jiang1wan2},方名MugwortandGingerPill艾灸{ai4jiu3},moxibustion艾灸補瀉{ai4jiu3bu3xie4},moxibustionsupplementationanddrainage艾卷{ai4juan3},moxacigar;moxaroll艾納香{ai4na4xiang1},中藥正名blumea(BlumeaeFoliumseuRamulus)艾納香根{ai4na4xiang1gen1},中藥正名blumearoot(BlumeaeRadix)艾片{ai4pian4},中藥正名blumeapreparation(BlumeaePraeparatio)艾絨{ai4rong2},moxafloss艾實{ai4shi2},中藥正名mugwortfruit(ArtemisiaeArgyiFructus)艾炭{ai4tan4},中藥異名charredmugwort(ArtemisiaeArgyiFoliumCarbonisatum)艾條{ai4tiao2},moxastick;moxapole艾條灸{ai4tiao2jiu3},poling;stickmoxibustion艾條雀啄灸{ai4tiao2que4zhuo2jiu3},peckingsparrowpoling艾條溫和灸{ai4tiao2wen1he2jiu3},gentlestickmoxibustion艾葉{ai4ye4},中藥正名mugwort(ArtemisiaeArgyiFolium)艾葉炭{ai4ye4tan4},中藥正名charredmugwort(ArtemisiaeArgyiFoliumCarbonisatum)艾葉油{ai4ye4you2},中藥正名mugwortleafoil(ArtemisiaeArgyiFoliiOleum)艾炷{ai4zhu4},moxacone艾炷灸{ai4zhu4jiu3},conemoxibustion艾滋病{ai4zi1bing4},西醫acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)【愛】{ai4}[Freq.4]love.愛玉子{ai4yu4zi3},中藥正名jellyfigseed(FiciAwkeotsangSemen)愛滋病{ai4zi1bing4},西醫acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)【噯】{ai4}[Freq.2]belching(n.).噯腐{ai4fu3},putridbelching;belchingofputridqi4(gas)噯腐吞酸{ai4fu3tun1suan1},putridbelchingandacidswallowing噯氣{ai4qi4},belching噯氣腐臭{ai4qi4fu3chou4},putridbelching;belchingofputridqi4(gas)噯氣嘔逆{ai4qi4ou3ni4},belchingandretchingcounterflow噯氣酸腐{ai4qi4suan1fu3},belchingofsourputridqi4(gas)噯氣吞酸{ai4qi4tun1suan1},belchingandacidswallowing噯酸{ai4suan1},sourbelching;belchingofsourqi4(gas)【礙】{ai4}[Freq.4]hamper;impair.礙胃口{ai4wei4kou3},impairtheappetite~~{an1}~~【安】{an1}[Freq.2]quiet(v.)(安神{an1shen2},quietthespirit;心神不安{xin1shen2bu4an1},disquietedheartspirit).安沖湯{an1chong1tang1},方名Thoroughfare-QuietingDecoction安蟲散{an1chong2san3},方名Worm-QuietingPowder安蟲丸{an1chong2wan2},方名Worm-QuietingPill安宮牛黃丸{an1gong1niu2huang2wan2},方名PeacefulPalaceBovineBezoarPill安固{an1gu4},secure安蛔湯{an1hui2tang1},方名Roundworm-QuietingDecoction安魂湯{an1hun2tang1},方名Soul-QuietingDecoction安精神{an1jing1shen2},quietthespirit安眠{an1mian2},腧穴正名QuietSleep安眠(一){an1mian2(1)},腧穴正名QuietSleep\#1安眠(二){an1mian2(2)},腧穴正名QuietSleep