萝

蘿

luó

罗 + 艹

Definitions

luó (noun) radish

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 罗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蘿.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 罗

About

萝 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (the grass radical) gives the meaning 'plant', while 罗 indicates the sound. It is the simplified form of 蘿, where the phonetic element is the traditional character 羅, originally depicting a net for catching birds. Historically, 萝 referred to trailing, climbing, and creeping plants whose spreading growth recalled a net. In modern usage, the character appears almost exclusively in the compound 萝卜 (radish).

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是一个萝卜。

Zhè shì yī gè luóbo.

This is a radish.

妈妈买了许多萝卜。

Māma mǎile xǔduō luóbo.

Mom bought many radishes.

胡萝卜对眼睛好。

Húluóbo duì yǎnjīng hǎo.

Carrots are good for your eyes.

菠萝是一种水果。

Bōluó shì yī zhǒng shuǐguǒ.

Pineapple is a type of fruit.

奶奶用萝卜做了汤。

Nǎinai yòng luóbo zuòle tāng.

Grandma made soup with radishes.

市场上萝卜的价格很便宜。

Shìchǎng shàng luóbo de jiàgé hěn piányi.

The price of radishes in the market is very cheap.

如果你不喜欢萝卜，可以试试菠萝。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù xǐhuān luóbo, kěyǐ shìshi bōluó.

If you don't like radishes, you can try pineapple.

在种植萝卜时，需要注意土壤和水分。

Zài zhòngzhí luóbo shí, xūyào zhùyì tǔrǎng hé shuǐfèn.

When growing radishes, attention must be paid to soil and moisture.

Related Characters

Component: 罗

Component: 艹

萝