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薯
shǔ
1. potato
2. yam
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

薯
shǔ
yam, tuber, potato
16 丶

Compound Words (18)

参薯
shēnshǔ
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
木薯
mùshǔ
cassava, a tropical tuber plant
甘薯
gānshǔ
sweet potato
番薯
fānshǔ
(dialect) sweet potato
白薯
báishǔ
sweet potato
种薯
zhǒngshǔ
seed tuber
红薯
hóngshǔ
sweet potato
薯条
shǔtiáo
french fries
薯片
shǔpiàn
fried potato chips
薯蓣
shǔyù
Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita)
薯饼
shǔbǐng
hash browns
豆薯
dòushǔ
yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root
炸薯条
zháshǔtiáo
french fries
炸薯片
zháshǔpiàn
potato chip
豆薯属
dòushǔshǔ
yam bean
马铃薯
mǎlíngshǔ
potato
木薯淀粉
mùshǔdiànfěn
tapioca
马铃薯泥
mǎlíngshǔní
mashed potato

Alternate Entries

薯
shǔ
variant of [[薯<shǔ>]]

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Word Frequency Rank
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