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mushrooms

HSK 7
Nature →Plants →Fungi
gu
コ、ク
からすうり
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 姑 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 姑 father's sister =
菇 mushrooms
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
姑 Phonetic component
gū father's sister
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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芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Chinese
菇 [gū]
mushroom
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (26)
蘑菇 [mó​gu] #7,009
mushroom
香菇 [xiāng​gū] #35,922
shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom
金针菇 [jīn​zhēn​gū] #22,553
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white
金针菇 [jīn​zhēn​gū] #22,553
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white
蘑菇云 [mó​gū​yún] #33,031
mushroom cloud
蘑菇云 [mó​gū​yún] #33,031
mushroom cloud
冬菇 [dōng​gū] #60,165
donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap
平菇 [píng​gū] #39,061
oyster mushroom
草菇 [cǎo​gū] #40,301
straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)
猴头菇 [hóu​tóu​gū] #53,380
Hericium erinaceus
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
冬菇 [どんこ] #73,954
donko (shiitake variety)