茅 | máo | reeds / rushes | |
芦荻 | lú dí | reeds | |
籁 | lài | a sound / a noise / musical pipe with 3 reeds | |
画荻教子 | huà dí jiào zǐ | to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) / mother's admirable dedication to her children's education | |
笙簧 | shēng huáng | reeds of a panpipe | |
雚菌 | huán jūn | a type of poisonous fungus that grows on reeds, used in Chinese medicine to help cure patients suffering from ascaris (parasitic worms) | |
蒹葭倚玉树 | jiān jiā yǐ yù shù | lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble / the weak seeking help from the strong |