used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

ginseng; one of the 28 constellations

ginseng

Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]; also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]

(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)