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芋 (yù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

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芋 (yù): Taro — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 芋 — animated stroke order

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芋 stroke order diagram

3.

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芋

艹cǎo · grass

芋=艹cǎo · grass+于yú

The grass component connects this character to plants or plant-based things.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 芋

山芋 • shān yù • sweet potato

shān山

yù芋

sweet potato

芋头 • yù tou • taro (the edible root)

yù芋

tou头

taro (the edible root)

芋泥 • yù ní • taro paste

yù芋

ní泥

taro paste

魔芋 • mó yù • konjac (a plant used in food)

mó魔

yù芋

konjac (a plant used in food)

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

kǎo烤

shān山

yù芋

。

He likes to eat baked sweet potatoes.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

yù芋

tou头

zuò做

le了

yí一

dào

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chī吃

yù芋

ní泥

zuò做

de的

diǎn

mó魔

yù芋

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

dī低

rè热

liàng量

de

Information

Pinyinyù

Meaningtaro

Strokes6

Radical艹

Traditional芋

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Frequency#4246

Zhuyinㄩˋ

UnicodeU+828B

CangjieTMD

道

měi美

wèi味

de的

tián甜

tāng汤

。

Mom made a delicious sweet soup using taro.

点

xin心

hé和

miàn面

bāo包

。

I like to eat pastries and bread made with taro paste.

的

jiàn健

kāng康

shí食

pǐn品

。

Konjac is a low-calorie healthy food.

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Characters pronounced "yu".

谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
瑜yúflawless gem or jewel
毓yùgive birth to; bring up, educate
虞yúconcerned about, anxious, worried
俞yúsurname; consent, approve
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang

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Characters with radical "艹".

茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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