藕 (ǒu): lotus root

Measure Word

一节藕 jié

Meanings

1 lotus root

Characters

藕

ǒu

lotus root

Examples

我妈炖了一锅排骨藕汤。

Wǒ mā dùnle yì guō páigǔ ǒu tāng.

My mom stewed a pot of pork rib and lotus root soup.

藕切片凉拌很好吃。

Ǒu qiēpiàn liángbàn hěn hǎochī.

Sliced lotus root in a cold salad is delicious.

Tips

culture

藕断丝连 (ǒu duàn sī lián), literally "the root is broken but the fibers still connect," describes lingering ties between former lovers, from the sticky strands inside a lotus root.

Stroke Order

藕 ǒu

Related Words

藕节炭 ǒujiétàn

charred lotus-root nodes / lotus node charcoal (TCM hemostatic)

莲藕 lián'ǒu #37,062

lotus root

误入藕花深处 wùrùǒuhuāshēnchù

drifted by mistake deep into the lotus blossoms / Li Qingzhao's early-life image — tipsy youth rowing lost among the lilies

荷 hé #6,879

lotus / lotus leaf

蒂 dì #1,941

stem (of a fruit) / base; root / used in transliteration of foreign names

根 gēn HSK 4 #909

root; basis; foundation / measure word for long thin things

接天莲叶无穷碧 jiētiānliányèwúqióngbì

lotus leaves meet the sky in endless jade green — a vast, saturated summer lotus-pond scene / literally: touching the sky, lotus leaves — boundless jade green

莲叶何田田 liányèhétiántián

how lush are the lotus leaves / a scene of thick, verdant lotus foliage on a pond / (lit.) lotus leaves, how leaf-leafy

根本 gēnběn HSK 3 #342

fundamental; basic; root / (not) at all; simply (used with negation)

芙 fú #7,696

lotus (used in compound 芙蓉) / hibiscus (used in compound 芙蓉)