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菰

gū

wild rice; Zizania latifolia

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 孤 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 11 strokes Uncommon • Top 62%

Words Using 菰 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

菰

gū

Zizania latifolia / mushroom

菰

gū

Zizania latifolia / mushroom

淡巴菰

dànbāgū

tobacco (loanword) (old)

淡巴菰

dànbāgū

tobacco (loanword) (old)

茨菰

cígu

arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

茨菰

cígu

arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)

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艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

孤

gū

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary

⿱艹孤 i

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

gū

孤

orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary

🔤 Pictophonetic: 子 (child) provides meaning, 瓜 provides pronunciation

8 strokes HSK 6

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

guā

瓜

melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

📷 Pictographic: Vines growing with a melon at their base

5 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 菰 (3)

Component Breakdown

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