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菰

gū
noun #44,230

Meanings

  1. 1 Manchurian wild rice (water plant)
  2. 2 茭白 the edible swollen stem
  3. 3 variant of 菇 (mushroom)

Examples

HSK 5
在古代，菰米也是一种粮食。
Zài gǔdài, gūmǐ yě shì yì zhǒng liángshi.
In ancient times, wild rice was also eaten as a grain.
HSK 7-9
菰生长在浅水里，茎可食用。
Gū shēngzhǎng zài qiǎnshuǐ lǐ, jīng kě shíyòng.
Wild rice grows in shallow water and bears edible stems.

Tips

culture
菰 is the wild-rice plant; its swollen stem is the vegetable 茭白. It can also be written for 菇 (mushroom).

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical, top form of 草, marks 菰 as a plant, here an aquatic grass.
phonetic
孤 gū
alone; orphaned
Supplies the sound gū exactly. It is the same character seen standing alone as 孤.

Stroke Order

菰 gū