胡 - barbarian, foreign

pepper

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

sitting cross-legged

sesame seeds

black speckles; small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)

Hu poplar; Populus euphratica

Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

red ring skirt (Hestina assimilis)

artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate

Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)