蘿 meaning and stroke order
Carrot, radish, turnip
How to write 蘿, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 蘿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- radish
How 蘿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 羅 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蘿
蘿 is a plant word: the grass radical 艹 on top tells you it grows from the ground, and 羅 (luó) underneath gives the sound. Picture a net 羅 pulling radishes up out of a field of grass 艹.
蘿 almost never appears alone. It shows up in vegetable and fruit words like 蘿蔔 (luóbo, radish) and 胡蘿蔔 (húluóbo, carrot), and in 菠蘿 (bōluó, pineapple). Example: 我不喜歡吃胡蘿蔔。(Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī húluóbo.) I don't like eating carrots.
Common mistake: In 蘿蔔 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, luóbo, not luóbó, and in mainland Chinese it is written 萝卜, not 萝蔔. Learners also mix up 蘿 with 羅 (luó, net or a surname), which lacks the grass radical on top.
Common words with 蘿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 蘿
How many strokes are in 蘿?
蘿 is written with 23 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蘿 mean?
蘿 (luó) means carrot, radish, turnip. A common word with it is 萝卜 (luóbo), meaning "radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon".
How do you pronounce 蘿?
蘿 is pronounced luó, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蘿?
The radical of 蘿 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蘿 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 蘿?
蘿 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 萝, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 蘿蔔 and 胡蘿蔔?
蘿蔔 (luóbo) on its own usually means a white radish such as daikon. Adding 胡 (hú), a prefix once used for things from foreign lands, gives 胡蘿蔔 (húluóbo), the carrot.
Why does 蘿 appear in 蘿莉 (luólì)?
蘿莉 is a sound borrowing of the English word Lolita, so 蘿 is used only for its pronunciation there. It is internet slang for a young, cute girl and has nothing to do with vegetables.