蕪 meaning and stroke order

wú

Weeds; overgrowth

Strokes16
Pinyinwú
ToneTone 2

How to write 蕪, stroke by stroke

16 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 蕪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

wúsecond tone (rising)
  1. overgrown with weeds

How 蕪 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Weed.

艹 gives the meaning and 無 hints at the sound.

Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.

Common words with 蕪

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
荒蕪huāngwúleft to return to unchecked growth; overgrown

Questions about 蕪

How many strokes are in 蕪?

蕪 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 蕪 mean?

蕪 (wú) means weeds; overgrowth. A common word with it is 荒芜 (huāngwú), meaning "left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown".

How do you pronounce 蕪?

蕪 is pronounced wú, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 蕪?

The radical of 蕪 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蕪 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 蕪?

蕪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 芜, used in mainland China and Singapore.