Meanings

North China barbarian nations

suspicious-looking

suspicious-looking

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

kokyū

butterfly

nutcracker

sesame sauce

Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)

Manchurian walnut (Juglans mandshurica)

Japanese wing nut (Pterocarya rhoifolia)

artists' chalk

moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)

Hu poplar

erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)

huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)

sesame seeds