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芋
yù
1. taro
2. Colocasia antiquorum
3. Colocasia esculenta
Common • Top 18% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

芋
yù
taro
6 丶

Compound Words (14)

山芋
shānyù
sweet potato
洋芋
yángyù
(dialect) potato
海芋
hǎiyù
giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)
乌芋
wūyù
see [[荸薺|荸荠<bíqí>]]
竹芋
zhúyù
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
芋圆
yùyuán
taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)
芋泥
Yùní
yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
芋艿
yùnǎi
taro
芋头
yùtou
taro
茵芋
yīnyù
Skimmia japonica
菊芋
júyù
Jerusalem artichoke
芋头色
yùtousè
lilac (color)
烫手山芋
tàngshǒushānyù
hot potato
芋螺毒素
yùluódúsù
conotoxin

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,245
Word Frequency Rank
15,270 of 84,292

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