根霉

根黴
gēnméi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Rhizopus (genus of mold fungi)
  2. 2 root mold

Examples

HSK 3
Miànbāo fàng jiǔ le huì zhǎngchū hēisè de gēnméi.
Bread left out too long grows black rhizopus mold.
HSK 7-9
Gēnméi chángyòng yú niàngzào mǐjiǔ hé zhìzuò fǔrǔ.
Rhizopus is commonly used in brewing rice wine and making fermented tofu.

Tips

usage
根霉 (Rhizopus) is the mold responsible for the dark fuzzy growth on old bread. In Chinese food science it is a key starter organism for tempeh, 酒曲 (jiuqu), and 腐乳 (fermented bean curd).

Stroke Order

gēn
méi