蘑

mó
noun #72,586

Meanings

  1. 1 mushroom (in 蘑菇)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wǒmen zài shān lǐ cǎi le hěnduō yě mógu.
We picked many wild mushrooms in the mountains.
HSK 7-9
Mógu chǎo jīròu hěn hǎochī.
Stir-fried chicken with mushrooms is delicious.

Tips

usage
蘑 only appears in 蘑菇 (mushroom). As a verb, 蘑菇 can also mean to dawdle or pester someone slowly.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical 艹 marks 蘑 as a fungus, grouped with plants since mushrooms grow from the ground like one.
phonetic
磨 mó
to grind; millstone
磨 (to grind) supplies the sound mó exactly and carries no meaning here, serving as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

蘑 mó