Learn to write the Chinese character "芋" by watching the stroke order animation of "芋".
Stroke by Stroke: 芋 Writing Order
Master the Chinese character '芋' stroke by stroke with visual step-by-step instructions.
Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '芋' Step-by-Step
Learn the proper way to write the Chinese character '芋' through a video tutorial with a
calligraphy teacher. Follow the Calligraphy Master's Step-by-Step Guide to Write the
Chinese Character '芋'. You can download the printable handwriting worksheets below and
practice writing together with pen and paper.
芋 [yù]
1. A perennial herbaceous plant, cultivated as an annual. It has a fleshy bulb underground that is rich in starch, making it edible and also useful in medicine. Commonly known as "yuni" (芋奶), "yuna" (芋艿), and "yutou" (芋头).
2. Refers to "potato" (马铃薯).
3. Refers to "sweet potato" (甘薯).
4. Refers to "water chestnut" (荸荠).
1. A perennial herbaceous plant, cultivated as an annual. It has a fleshy bulb underground that is rich in starch, making it edible and also useful in medicine. Commonly known as "yuni" (芋奶), "yuna" (芋艿), and "yutou" (芋头).
2. Refers to "potato": "yangyù" (洋~).
3. Refers to "sweet potato": "shanyù" (山~).
4. Refers to "water chestnut": "wūyù" (乌~).
本义: 植物名。俗称“芋艿”.
Primary Meaning: Name of a plant. Commonly known as "yuna" (芋艿).
造字法: 形声。从艸,于声.
Character Formation: Phonetic compound. It consists of the "grass" radical and the sound component.
同本义 ([En.] taro)
Same as the primary meaning ([En.] taro).
泛指薯类植物 ([En.] tuber crops).
General reference to tuber crops ([En.] tuber crops).
引:
1. "Shuowen Jiezi": 芋, large leaf and root, outrageous, hence called yù.
2. "Records of the Grand Historian - Annals of Xiang Yu": The soldiers ate yù and soybeans.
3. "Rites of Zhou - Rites of Mourning for a Gentleman": It includes sunflower paste and taro.
例:
如: 芋火 (carbon fire for cooking taro); 芋渠 (large taro, same as "yukui"); 芋荷 (yuna, named for its resemblance to lotus leaves, in southern regions, the leaves and stalks of yutou are called yam leaves); 芋火 (fire for cooking taro); 芋郎君 (a pastry shaped like a human figure made from taro); 芋魁 (the tuber of taro, a general term for tuber plants); 芋魁豆饭 (metaphor for coarse food).
泛指薯类植物 ([En.] tuber crops).
Broad reference to tuber crops ([En.] tuber crops).
例:
如: 山芋 (mountain yam); 洋芋 (foreign yam).
No need to remember the website address or type any Chinese characters. Simply scan the QR code
for easier access to this page. Alternatively, you can quickly access this page by clicking to
copy and paste the URL.
All Chinese stroke order images, animations, videos, and printable worksheets on this website
are free for personal or classroom use. Please indicate the source and URL of the website
when using them.