莠 Stroke Order — How to Write 莠
莠 is written in 10 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.
莠 Radical and Character Components
莠 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (weed) carries the meaning, while 秀 indicates the sound.
Radical: 艹 + 7 more strokes
莠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yǒu
Meanings of 莠 in Chinese
yǒu莠
Words with 莠
Idioms with 莠
- bù不láng稂bù不yǒu莠good-for-nothing
- liáng良yǒu莠bù不fēn分unable to distinguish good from bad
- liáng良yǒu莠bù不qí齐a mixed bag of good and bad
- láng稂yǒu莠bù不qí齐mixed good and bad
- liáng良yǒu莠bù不yī一mixed good and bad
- liáng良yǒu莠hùn混zá杂good and bad intermingled
- láng稂bù不láng稂yǒu莠bù不yǒu莠good-for-nothing
- liáng良yǒu莠xiáo淆zá杂good and bad mixed together
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Open the tool →Questions about 莠
What does 莠 mean in Chinese?
莠 (yǒu) means “Yǒu refers to an annual herbaceous plant, commonly known as foxtail grass (Setaria viridis), which has hairy spikes similar to millet and is often considered a weed” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 莠?
莠 is pronounced yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 莠 have?
莠 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 莠?
莠 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 莠?
The radical of 莠 is 艹, and 莠 is a phono-semantic compound.