03243 Chinese character of 蕪 and pronounce mou4

The Chinese character【蕪】that we will explain today is a word that describes a state or plant, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Barren and weedy. Explanation: (1) The farmland is abandoned. Such as: “desolate”. (2) A place where there is a lot of grass. Such as: “Green weeds”, “Ping weeds”. (3) A metaphor for complicated things. For example: “discard the dross and retain the essence.” (4)Turnip: a kind of vegetable. It has large leaves, yellow flowers in spring, and fleshy, edible roots. Commonly known as “kohlrabi”.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【蕪】:wú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【蕪】:mou4

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【蕪】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【蕪】, for example:Describe the state or plant , It means mainly barrenness, weeds .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【蕪】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【荒蕪、蕪雜】(Mandarin Pinyin:huāng wú 、wú zá/ Cantonese Jyutping:fong1 mou4 、mou4 zaap6)

This character consists of 16 individual strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


這片土地因無人管理而變得荒蕪。

The land became barren due to lack of management.


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