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芋
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taro

HSK 10 N1
Human →Body
yù
ウ
いも
우, 후
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 于 Yu =
芋 taro
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
于 Phonetic component
Yú Yu
surname Yu
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)芘 Malva sylvestris
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
芋 [yù]
taro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta
Japanese
芋 、 薯 (rare) 、 藷 (rare) いも 、 イモ 同音

noun

  1. tuber; taro; potato; yam
  2. derogatory yokel; bumpkin
  3. dud; worthless thing
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
いもを食べるとおならがでる。
Potatoes give me wind.
Japanese Names
芋 いも
Imo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (20)
山芋 [shān​yù] #19,143
sweet potato
洋芋 [yáng​yù] #33,188
(dialect) potato
芋头 [yù​tou] #46,446
taro
芋头 [yù​tou] #46,446
taro
魔芋 [mó​yù] #29,681
see 蒟蒻[jǔ​ruò]
菊芋 [jú​yù] #59,062
Jerusalem artichoke
竹芋 [zhú​yù] #65,127
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
乌芋 [wū​yù]
see 荸薺|荸荠[bí​qí]
海芋 [hǎi​yù]
giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)
乌芋 [wū​yù]
see 荸薺|荸荠[bí​qí]
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JAPANESE WORDS (89)
⭐ 芋 [いも] #10,751
tuber
芋虫 [いもむし] #20,747
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth)
⭐ 焼き芋 [やきいも] #44,128
roasted sweet potato
里芋 [さといも] #45,759
taro (Colocasia esculenta)
芋づる式 [いもづるしき] #48,747
(appearing, occurring) one after another
山芋 [やまいも] #51,241
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
干し芋 [ほしいも] #71,365
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
芋焼酎 [いもじょうちゅう] #74,264
sweet potato shōchū
⭐ さつま芋 [さつまいも] #82,175
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
種芋 [たねいも] #84,492
seed potato
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