木耳

mùěr

noun #85,339

Measure Word

一朵木耳 duǒ

Meanings

1 wood ear mushroom
2 black fungus (edible jelly ear fungus)

Characters

Examples

干木耳要先用水泡发。

Gān mùěr yào xiān yòng shuǐ pàofā.

Dried wood ear mushrooms need to be soaked in water first.

这盘菜里有黄瓜和木耳。

Zhè pán cài lǐ yǒu huángguā hé mùěr.

This dish has cucumber and wood ear mushrooms.

Tips

memory

The name literally means "wood ear" (木 wood + 耳 ear) — perfectly descriptive, since the fungus grows on tree trunks and looks like small floppy ears.

Stroke Order

木 mù

耳 ěr