nǎi
艿
taro
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
taro; root vegetable
This character does not appear independently in modern Chinese; it is only used in the compound word '芋艿', which refers to taro. While '芋头' is the more common word for taro, '芋艿' is also used, especially in some regional contexts.
Cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
yǒu有
mài卖
yù芋
nǎi艿
ma吗
?
Do they sell taro at the market?
Yù芋
nǎi艿
kě可
yǐ以
dùn炖
ròu肉
chī吃
。
Taro can be stewed with meat.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
hóng红
shāo烧
yù芋
nǎi艿
。
He likes to eat braised taro.