蘑

mó
磨 + 艹

Definitions

mó mushroom

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 磨 represents the sound.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 磨

About

蘑 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 艹 ('grass; plant') sits on top, indicating the meaning, while 磨 below provides the sound. It refers to fleshy, edible mushrooms with a distinct cap and stem; though they are fungi, they were traditionally classified under the plant radical. The character rarely appears independently; instead, it almost always forms the binomial 蘑菇 together with 菇, and this compound serves as the standard, universally understood term for mushrooms in culinary and botanical contexts.

Example Sentences Hide

森林里长了许多蘑菇。

sēn lín lǐ zhǎng le xǔ duō mó gū.

Many mushrooms are growing in the forest.

我最喜欢吃蘑菇炒肉。

wǒ zuì xǐ huān chī mó gū chǎo ròu.

I like to eat stir-fried mushrooms with meat the most.

妈妈用蘑菇煮了一锅汤。

mā ma yòng mó gū zhǔ le yī guō tāng.

Mom cooked a pot of soup with mushrooms.

我们去市场买些新鲜蘑菇。

wǒ men qù shì chǎng mǎi xiē xīn xiān mó gū.

Let's go to the market to buy some fresh mushrooms.

这种蘑菇的营养价值很高。

zhè zhǒng mó gū de yíng yǎng jià zhí hěn gāo.

This type of mushroom has very high nutritional value.

雨后树林中常能找到蘑菇。

yǔ hòu shù lín zhōng cháng néng zhǎo dào mó gū.

Mushrooms can often be found in the woods after rain.

蘑菇属于真菌类生物。

mó gū shǔ yú zhēn jūn lèi shēng wù.

Mushrooms belong to the category of fungal organisms.

蘑菇在维持生态平衡中作用重要。

mó gū zài wéi chí shēng tài píng héng zhōng zuò yòng zhòng yào.

Mushrooms play an important role in maintaining ecological balance.

Related Characters

Component: 磨

耱 饝

Component: 艹

英 花 落 节 苏 苦 若 药 获 范 著 艺 草 藏

Example Words

蘑菇 口蘑 松蘑 泡蘑菇 蘑菇云