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shǔ

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shǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǔ | shu3
English translation
yam, tuber, potato

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About shǔ

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

shǔ

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of shǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹署

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

shǔ

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Example sentences using shǔ

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de 工作 gōngzuò shì xiāo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ .

His job was to peel potatoes.

酷爱 kù aì 堆积如山 duī jī rú shān de kǎo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ Jiā 酸奶 suān nǎi yóu .

He loves humongous baked potatoes piled high with sour cream.

我们 wǒmen yǒu 拼盘 pīn pán , yǒu 金黄 jīn huáng tiáo 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ 鸡翅.

We have a, with mozzarella sticks, potato skins, and wings.

可以 kěyǐ bāng 马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ dǎo làn .

You can help mash up the potatoes for me.

马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ dǎo làn Hòu zài chī .

He beat the potato into a mash before eating it.

Words with shǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shǔ yam shǔ
薯条 shǔ tiáo french fries薯條
马铃薯 mǎ líng shǔ potato馬鈴薯
红薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato紅薯
番薯 fān shǔ yam番薯 fān shǔ
木薯 mù shǔ cassava, a tropical tuber plant木薯 mù shǔ
甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato甘薯 gān shǔ
白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato白薯 bái shǔ
炸薯条 zhá shǔ tiáo french fries炸薯條
薯蓣 shǔ yù Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita)薯蕷
豆薯 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root豆薯 dòu shǔ

shǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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