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木薯 (mù shǔ) — cassava (a starchy root vegetable used as a staple food in many tropical countries)

Definition

noun
cassava (a starchy root vegetable used as a staple food in many tropical countries)
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 木薯。
    Wǒ mā ma yòng mù shǔ zuò le yì zhǒng tián diǎn.
    My mom made a dessert with cassava.
  • 木薯。
    mù shǔ Shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de shí wù.
    Cassava is an important food.
  • 木薯。
    Tā zài hòu yuàn zhǒng le jǐ kē mù shǔ.
    He planted several cassava plants in the backyard.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

木mùwoody
薯shǔtuber

木, woody, and 薯, tuber, combine for a starchy root crop.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Open 木 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 薯 →
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