gū菰
菰
technical
noun
Meaning of 菰
菰 means wild rice plant (Zizania latifolia); water bamboo; mushroom; fungus. Pronounced gū.
- wild rice plant (Zizania latifolia); water bamboo
- mushroom; fungus
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes11
Components
艹
孤
Stroke Order
菰
Definitions & Examples
Gū菰
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
qiǎn浅
shuǐ水
chí池
zhǎo沼
zhōng中
。
Wild rice grows in shallow ponds and marshes.
Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
gū菰
mǐ米
wéi为
diāo雕
hú胡
，
shì是
liù六
gǔ谷
zhī之
yī一
。
Ancient people called wild rice grains 'diao hu', one of the six grains.
Gū菰
de的
nèn嫩
jīng茎
bèi被
hēi黑
fěn粉
jūn菌
jì寄
shēng生
hòu后
xíng形
chéng成
jiāo茭
bái白
。
When the tender stems of wild rice are parasitized by smut fungus, they form water bamboo.