九章算術

The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art

nine / 9

surname Zhang

chapter / section / clause / movement (of symphony) / seal / badge / regulation / order

to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute

arithmetic / sums (mathematics as primary school subject)

method / technique

various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea