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蒌 Stroke Order — How to Write 蒌

Stroke Order

蒌 is written in 12 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.

蒌 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹娄

蒌 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, while 娄 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 9 more strokes

蒌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • lóu

Meanings of 蒌 in Chinese

1

lóu蒌

A perennial herb, often growing by the water's edge, also known as 'white wormwood' or artemisia.
蒌蒌是一种生长在水边的多年生草本植物。
Artemisia is a perennial herb that grows by the water's edge.
Lóu (蒌) refers to the 'lòuyè' (蒌叶) plant, an evergreen woody plant whose pungent fruit is used to make sauce.
蒌叶的果实有独特的辛辣味,常被用来制作调味酱。
The fruit of the lòuyè plant has a unique pungent taste and is often used to make seasoning sauce.
Refers to a climbing plant, specifically the wild betel (Piper sarmentosum), often cultivated for its aromatic leaves used in cooking or traditional medicine.
厨房里,妈妈正在用新鲜的蒌叶做菜,香气扑鼻
In the kitchen, Mom is cooking with fresh wild betel leaves, and the aroma is wafting through the air.

Words with 蒌

  • lóu蒌hāo蒿celery wormwood, seleng mugwort
  • lóu蒌lóu蒌luffa, loofah
  • lóu蒌yè叶betel leaf, wild betel leaf

Idioms with 蒌

  • bì荜lù路lán蓝lóu蒌pioneer a venture under arduous circumstances

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Questions about 蒌

What does 蒌 mean in Chinese?

蒌 (lóu) means “A perennial herb” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蒌?

蒌 is pronounced lóu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蒌 have?

蒌 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 蒌?

蒌 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蒌?

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

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