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茸

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(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy

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Strokes
9
Radical
艸 +6
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
茸
Common rank
#3,151
Unicode
U+8338

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Formation & memory

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How 茸 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “grass” + 耳 sound ( ěr )

Components 艹 耳

Words with 茸

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
茸毛 róng máo fuzz
姬松茸 jī sōng róng himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)
松茸 sōng róng matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
蒙茸 méng róng jumbled; fluffy
参茸 shēn róng ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM)
毛茸茸 máo róng róng hairy; downy
鹿茸 lù róng young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
蓬茸 péng róng lush; luxuriant (of grass or hair); soft lush hair
蒜茸钳 suàn róng qián garlic press
蒜茸 suàn róng variant of 蒜蓉[suan4 rong2]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 耳 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
耳 sound part ěr ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
饵 ěr bait; cake; dumplings; to bait, to entice
洱 ěr a lake in Yunnan province
铒 ěr erbium