木耳

mù'ěr

noun #85,339

Measure Word

一朵木耳 duǒ

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这盘菜里有黄瓜和木耳。

Zhè pán cài lǐ yǒu huángguā hé mù'ěr.

This dish has cucumber and wood ear mushrooms.

HSK 6

干木耳要先用水泡发。

Gān mù'ěr yào xiān yòng shuǐ pàofā.

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

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