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藕
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lotus root

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
ǒu
グウ、グ、ゴウ
はすのね
우
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 耦 plow side by side =
藕 lotus root
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
耦 Phonetic component
ǒu plow side by side
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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
藕 [ǒu]
root of lotus
Japanese
蓮 、 藕 (rare) はす 、 はちす (old) 、 ハス 同音

noun

  1. usually kana sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
  2. usually kana rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
こちらには大きなハスの葉があります。
We have very big lotus leaves.
CHINESE WORDS (4)
莲藕 [lián​'ǒu] #37,062
lotus root
莲藕 [lián​'ǒu] #37,062
lotus root
藕断丝连 [ǒu​duàn​sī​lián] #45,848
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
藕断丝连 [ǒu​duàn​sī​lián] #45,848
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 蓮 [はす] #12,909
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
蓮の蔤 [はちすのはい]
lotus root