巴豆 in English ba1 dou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科[da4 ji3 ke1]
  • croton seed, a strong purgative

Simplified Characters

巴 豆

Traditional Characters

巴 豆

Pinyin

ba1 dou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) 豆dou4variant of 豆[dou4]