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藕

ǒu

Character

What 藕 means

1. root of lotus

Words starting with 藕

• 藕断丝连ǒu duàn sī liánlit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom)…

Words containing 藕

• 莲藕lián ǒulotus root
• 吃藕chī ǒu(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 丑
• 抛生藕pāo shēng ǒu(Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy

Characters that look like 藕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
• 羁jībridle; halter; to restrain
• 藤téngrattan; cane; vine
• 蹊qīused in 蹊跷; Taiwan pr. xī
• 藓xiǎnmoss; lichen; moss on damp walls
• 籁làia sound; a noise; musical pipe with 3 reeds

Sounds the same

Read ǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 偶accidental; image; pair
• 呕vomit
• 耦a pair; a mate; a couple
• 𠙶(name of a mountain)
• 𬉼copious smoke produced by smoldering firewood; half alight…
• 禺old variant of 偶