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茸

(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,151 U+8338

How 茸 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “grass”) + 耳 (phonetic, ěr)

components: 艹 耳

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 耳

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 耳 (ěr) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
耳 sound component ěr ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
饵 ěr bait; cake; dumplings; to bait, to entice
洱 ěr a lake in Yunnan province
铒 ěr erbium

Words containing 茸

WordPinyinMeaning
茸毛 róng máo fuzz
姬松茸 jī sōng róng himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)
松茸 sōng róng matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
蒙茸 méng róng jumbled; fluffy
参茸 shēn róng ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM)
毛茸茸 máo róng róng hairy; downy
鹿茸 lù róng young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)
蓬茸 péng róng lush; luxuriant (of grass or hair); soft lush hair
蒜茸钳 suàn róng qián garlic press
蒜茸 suàn róng variant of 蒜蓉[suan4 rong2]