藕 (ǒu) — lotus root
Definition
Examples
- 藕。Wǒ xǐ huan chī liáng bàn ǒu.I like to eat cold lotus root salad.
- 藕。Zhè wǎn tāng lǐ fàng le ǒu hé pái gǔ.This bowl of soup has lotus root and spare ribs.
- 藕。ǒu Shì yì zhǒng hěn jiàn kāng de shū cài.Lotus root is a very healthy vegetable.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
耦
耦ǒu藕ǒu
Same sound today
藕 pairs 艸, a grass marker, with 耦, which gives the character's sound.
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