03138 Chinese character of 菇 and pronounce gu1

The Chinese character【菇】is a word that describes nature or food, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

An edible fungus.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【菇】:gū

Cantonese Jyutping of 【菇】:gu1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【菇】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【菇】, for example:Describing nature or food , It means mainly an edible fungus .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【菇】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【香菇、菇類】(Mandarin Pinyin:xiāng gū 、gū lèi/ Cantonese Jyutping:hoeng1 gu1 、gu1 leoi6)

The stroke count for this character is 12 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


香菇是中餐中常見的食材。

Shiitake mushrooms are a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine.


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