藕

ǒu

ǒuno initial · 3rd tone — spelling rules

root of lotus

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 18

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Stroke Order · 18 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

藕=艹+耦

Etymology

plant

Meanings

root of lotus

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Words with 藕 28 total

(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone chǒu)吃藕chī ǒu lotus root莲藕lián ǒu (Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy抛生藕pāo shēng ǒu 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

Idioms with 藕 1 total Chain

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

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