苦艾

wormwood / Artemisia absinthium

Chinese mugwort or wormwood / moxa / to stop or cut short / phonetic "ai" or "i" / abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS

to mow / to cut / to reap / to redress

bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)