Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

芋 Stroke Order — How to Write 芋

Stroke Order

芋 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

芋 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹于

芋 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 于 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 3 more strokes

芋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yù

Meanings of 芋 in Chinese

1

yù芋

Taro; a perennial herbaceous plant cultivated for its starchy, edible underground corms, also used medicinally.
我喜欢吃香甜软糯的芋头。
I like eating sweet and glutinous taro.
Refers to "potato", as in "洋芋" (yángyù), meaning potato.
这道菜的洋芋丝炒得非常香。
The shredded potatoes in this dish are fried very fragrantly.
Refers to 'sweet potato', as in '山芋' (shānyù).
我喜欢吃烤山芋。
I like to eat roasted sweet potatoes.
Referring to water chestnut (荸荠).
我喜欢吃乌芋，口感清甜。
I like to eat water chestnuts; they have a crisp and sweet taste.

Common Words and Phrases with 芋

1
yù芋nǎi艿
taro; eddo
这道菜的特色是芋艿炖排骨，口感软糯，营养丰富。
The specialty of this dish is taro stewed with pork ribs, which has a soft and glutinous texture and is rich in nutrients.
2
yù芋tou头
A starchy root vegetable, also known as taro or eddo, commonly eaten as a staple food in tropical regions.
我奶奶很喜欢用芋头做甜点，味道香糯可口。
My grandma loves making desserts with taro; they taste fragrant and deliciously chewy.

More words with 芋

Recommended tools

Bingo Cards

Picture and word Bingo for your class

Open the tool →

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Questions about 芋

What does 芋 mean in Chinese?

芋 (yù) means “Taro” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 芋?

芋 is pronounced yù in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 芋 have?

芋 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 芋?

芋 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 芋?

The radical of 芋 is 艹, and 芋 is a phono-semantic compound.