Chinese word dictionary

水菖蒲

shuǐ chāng pú · Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag

Word information

Simplified水菖蒲
Traditional水菖蒲
Pinyinshuǐ chāng pú
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 水菖蒲

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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