萝 luó
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 罗 gauze, net
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
萝卜
luóbo
radish; turnip
Characters in this word
卜 bo
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 卜 — divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 冬季储存萝卜时，通风和湿度比温度更难控制。 Dōngjì chǔcún luóbo shí, tōngfēng hé shīdù bǐ wēndù gèng nán kòngzhì. When storing radishes in winter, ventilation and humidity are harder to control than temperature.
- 妈妈用萝卜和排骨煮了一锅汤。 Māma yòng luóbo hé páigǔ zhǔ le yì guō tāng. Mum cooked a pot of soup with radish and pork ribs.
- 菜市场里的白萝卜又大又便宜。 Cài shìchǎng lǐ de báiluóbo yòu dà yòu piányi. The white radishes at the vegetable market are big and cheap.
Related words
- 占卜 zhānbǔ to divine; divination
- 蘑菇 mógu mushroom
- 解渴 jiěkě to quench thirst
- 南瓜 nánguā pumpkin; squash
- 口香糖 kǒuxiāngtáng chewing gum
- 姜 jiāng ginger
- 啃 kěn to gnaw; to nibble; to work through with effort
- 坚果 jiānguǒ nut; nuts
- 咀嚼 jǔjué to chew; to ponder
- 奶酪 nǎilào cheese
- 嚼 jiáo to chew; to ponder
- 乳制品 rǔzhìpǐn dairy products