红薯 meaning in English

hóngshǔ

sweet potato

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 紅薯22 strokes

Meaning of 红薯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hóngshǔ
  1. sweet potato

红薯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ去qù炸zhà一yì点diǎn红hóng薯shǔ,然rán后hòu在zài上shàng面miàn撒sā上shàng糖táng。
I'll sauté a few sweet potatoes and sprinkle them with sugar.

Stroke order for each character

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红 hóng · red · 6 strokes

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薯 shǔ · yam · 16 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 红薯.

红色hóngsèred (color); revolutionary
红酒hóngjiǔred wine
红茶hóngcháblack tea
红包hóngbāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
薯条shǔtiáofrench fries; french fried potatoes
薯片shǔpiànfried potato chips
通红tōnghóngvery red; red through and through
红灯hóngdēngred light
分红fēnhóngdividend; to award a bonus
眼红yǎnhóngto covet; envious
红火hónghuoprosperous

Questions about 红薯

What does 红薯 mean?

红薯 (hóngshǔ) means "sweet potato" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 红薯?

红薯 is made of 2 characters: 红 (6 strokes), 薯 (16 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 红薯 an HSK word?

Yes. 红薯 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 红薯 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 红薯 is written 紅薯.