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Meaning of 芋

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Pinyin:
English Definition: taro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物,作一年生栽植培。地下有肉质的球茎,含淀粉很多,可供食用,亦可药用。俗称“芋奶”、“芋艿”、“芋头”。
②指“马铃薯”:洋芋。
③指“甘薯”:山芋。
④指“荸荠”:乌芋。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ ] at, in, on; to, from; alas!
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Example Words
山芋 shān sweet potato
洋芋 yáng (dialect) potato
魔芋 see 蒟蒻
菊芋 Jerusalem artichoke
海芋 hǎi giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos); common calla
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Example Sentences
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Fry the taro balls into golden ones.
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You can go to Baidu: Huai Su. Hall of white magic. Taro to know, do not buy those with hormone.
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Cindy: I agree, this taro popsicle is the best known local snacks in Caohu.
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Lisa: We eat eleven thousand cans of this stuff a day! Here, try some of my poi.
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We offer vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, Mecca. Taro, peanuts, Peppermint, rum & raisin ice cream.