蔔 meaning and stroke order
Radish; root vegetables
How to write 蔔, stroke by stroke
15 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 蔔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
How 蔔 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Vegetables 艹 that are buried in the ground 匐; 匐 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蔔
Picture a plant 艹 on top and 匐 (fú, to crawl or lie flat) below. A radish is a vegetable 艹 whose body lies hidden in the ground under its leaves, and 匐 also hints at the sound.
蔔 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 蘿蔔, written 萝卜 (luóbo) in simplified Chinese, where it is read in the neutral tone. Example: 我想吃胡萝卜。(Wǒ xiǎng chī húluóbo.) I want to eat carrots.
Common mistake: Learners often say luóbó with a full second tone. In everyday speech the second syllable of 萝卜 is neutral, so it sounds like luóbo. Also, in simplified text the character is replaced by 卜 (bǔ), so do not expect to see 蔔 on mainland menus.
Common words with 蔔
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 蔔
How many strokes are in 蔔?
蔔 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蔔 mean?
蔔 (bó) means radish; root vegetables. A common word with it is 萝卜 (luóbo), meaning "radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon".
How do you pronounce 蔔?
蔔 is pronounced bó, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蔔?
The radical of 蔔 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蔔 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 蔔?
蔔 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 卜, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is 萝卜 written with 卜 instead of 蔔 in simplified Chinese?
Simplified Chinese borrowed the simpler character 卜, which has a similar sound, to stand in for 蔔. So 蘿蔔 became 萝卜. In Taiwan and Hong Kong you will still see 蘿蔔.
Does 萝卜 mean carrot or radish?
萝卜 (luóbo) on its own usually means radish, especially the large white daikon. For carrot, add 胡 in front: 胡萝卜 (húluóbo).