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Meaning of 藕

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藕
Pinyin: ǒu
English Definition: root of lotus
Chinese Definition:
①莲的地下茎,肥大有节,中间有管状小孔,折断后有丝,可食:藕粉。藕断丝连。藕色。藕荷(淡紫色)。藕节。
Total strokes: 18; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:耦 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 耦 [ ǒu ] to plow side-by-side; pair, couple; a team of two
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Example Words
莲藕 lián ǒu lotus root
藕断丝连 ǒu duàn sī lián lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
因荷得藕 yīn hé dé ǒu good connection leading to a happy marriage or good companionship (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
红藕香残玉簟秋
。
Scented remnant of red lotus roots, bamboo mat in autumn;
2
而生产中应用最广的还是分藕繁殖
。
And the production of the most widely reproduction or sub-lotus.
3
炒藕丝时
,
一边炒一边加些水
,
能防止藕变黑
。
Add water when frying lotus root to avoid it from getting dark.
4
你能闻到莲子气息
,
闻到泥土里埋着的甜藕
。
Can you smell smell smell lotus seed, soil buried sweet lotus.
5
生产时需要的种藕量大
,
运输麻烦
,
成本较高
。
Production needs a large quantity of species of lotus, transport troubles, higher costs.