yù芋
芋
common
noun
Meaning of 芋
芋 means taro plant (Colocasia esculenta); perennial herb with edible tubers; taro tuber; corm; edible root of the taro plant. Pronounced yù.
- taro plant (Colocasia esculenta); perennial herb with edible tubers
- taro tuber; corm; edible root of the taro plant
- tuber crops in general; extended to potato, sweet potato, etc.
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes6
Components
艹
于
Stroke Order
芋
Definitions & Examples
Yù芋
de的
yè叶
zi子
chéng呈
xīn心
xíng形
，
fēi非
cháng常
kuān宽
dà大
。
Taro leaves are heart-shaped and very broad.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yù芋
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
wēn温
nuǎn暖
cháo潮
shī湿
de的
nán南
fāng方
dì地
qū区
。
This type of taro grows in warm, humid southern regions.
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yù芋
，
děng等
dài待
qiū秋
tiān天
shōu收
huò获
。
Farmers planted many taro plants in the fields, waiting for the autumn harvest.
Yù芋
kāi开
huā花
shí时
chéng呈
xiàn现
chū出
dú独
tè特
de的
huáng黄
lǜ绿
sè色
suì穗
zhuàng状
huā花
xù序
。
When taro blooms, it displays a unique yellow-green spadix inflorescence.
Yù芋
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
duō多
nián年
shēng生
cǎo草
běn本
zhí植
wù物
，
kuài块
jīng茎
fù富
hán含
diàn淀
fěn粉
。
Taro is a perennial herbaceous plant with tubers rich in starch.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
棵/ kē
株/ zhū
块/ kuài