懂中文 Dong Chinese

芋

yù

taro

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

于 sound component

于  Sound component

yú

  

at

Evolution

芋 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
芋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芋 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芋  

yù

taro; Colocasia antiquorum; Colocasia esculenta

Most common words with 芋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芋

taro

山芋

sweet potato

洋芋

(dialect) potato

芋头

taro

魔芋

konjac, konnyaku or devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac), plant whose corms are used to make a stiff jelly (as a food)