蒟 meaning and stroke order
Betel pepper; Amorphophallus konjac
How to write 蒟, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 蒟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- betel
How 蒟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 竘 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蒟
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you 蒟 (jǔ) is a plant, and 竘 underneath gives the sound jǔ. Picture a plant growing over the sound part to name a tropical vine or the konjac root.
Today 蒟 almost always appears in the word 蒟蒻 (jǔruò), meaning konjac, the plant whose starchy corm is made into jelly and noodles. Example: 我喜欢吃蒟蒻果冻。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī jǔruò guǒdòng.) I like eating konjac jelly.
Common mistake: Learners often read 蒟 as gōu or qǔ because of the 句 inside 竘, but the correct reading is jǔ with a third tone. Also keep 艹 on top and 竘 below, so do not drop the 立 on the left of 竘.
Questions about 蒟
How many strokes are in 蒟?
蒟 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蒟 mean?
蒟 (jǔ) means betel pepper; Amorphophallus konjac.
How do you pronounce 蒟?
蒟 is pronounced jǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 蒟?
The radical of 蒟 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蒟 under this radical.
Is 蒟蒻 the same as 魔芋?
Yes, both refer to konjac. 魔芋 (móyù) is the common word in mainland China, while 蒟蒻 (jǔruò) is more common in Taiwan and on food packaging.
How is 蒟 related to betel?
In older usage 蒟 named a betel pepper vine, as in 蒟酱 (jǔjiàng), a sauce made from its fruit. This sense is mostly found in classical texts now.