蘑 (mó): mushroom

蘑 (mó) is a Chinese character meaning “mushroom.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 磨 (phonetic). It ranks #2928 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 蘑 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass19 strokesFrequency #2928艹 semantic磨 phonetic

Definitions

  1. mushroom

Etymology & Origin

蘑

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹磨 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:艹semantic磨phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
蘑菇mó gumushroom
蘑菇云mó gū yúnmushroom cloud
松蘑sōng mómatsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
松口蘑sōng kǒu mómatsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
口蘑kǒu móSaint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)
迷幻蘑菇mí huàn mó gupsilocybin mushroom
双孢蘑菇shuāng bāo mó gūcultivated mushroom
蘑菇汤mó gu tāngmushroom soup
泡蘑菇pào mó guto procrastinate
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Total compounds
33
As first character
33
As last character
33
As middle character

蘑 appears in 9 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蘑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

菇gū
0.89012,754 co-occurrences
炖dùn
0.48266 co-occurrences
蜡là
0.468126 co-occurrences
砌qì
0.424150 co-occurrences
奈nài
0.403612 co-occurrences
朵duǒ
0.382150 co-occurrences
毒dú
0.379504 co-occurrences
鸡jī
0.377114 co-occurrences
紫zǐ
0.370264 co-occurrences
酱jiàng
0.36436 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

蘑字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

mó zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character for "mushroom" is written is quite unique and has left a lasting impression on me.

Hk01.comMar 2026

...致命白毒伞”煮汤险死 深圳通报1周2宗毒蘑菇中毒

. . . zhì mìng bái dú sǎn zhǔ tāng xiǎn sǐ shēn 圳 tōng bào 1 zhōu 2 zōng dú mó gū zhōng dú

...Nearly Died After Cooking "Deadly White Poison Cap" Soup; Shenzhen Reports Two Cases of Poisonous Mushroom Poisoning in One Week

Tatoeba

汤姆和玛丽亚到树林里采集蘑菇去了。

Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlìyà dào shùlín lǐ cǎijí mógu qù le.

Tom and Mary went into the forest to collect mushrooms.

Tatoeba

我特别喜欢蘑菇的味道。

Wǒ tèbié xǐhuan mógu de wèidao.

I especially like the flavour of the mushroom.

Character Family

艹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the grass radical

蔼ǎi艾ài芭bā薄báo蔽bì菜cài苍cāng藏zàng草cǎo茶chá

Related Characters

花huā茶chá菜cài节jié英yīng草cǎo药yào蓝lán艺yì苦kǔ

Homophones — Characters pronounced mó

摸mō模mó膜mó磨mó魔mó漠mò墨mò默mò

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蘑 (mó) mean in Chinese?
蘑 (mó) primarily means "mushroom." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2928 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 蘑 have?
蘑 is written with 19 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 蘑?
The radical associated with 蘑 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 蘑?
蘑 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 磨 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹磨 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 蘑?
Common words with 蘑 include: 蘑菇 (mó gu, "mushroom"); 蘑菇云 (mó gū yún, "mushroom cloud"); 松蘑 (sōng mó, "matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan"); 松口蘑 (sōng kǒu mó, "matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan"); 口蘑 (kǒu mó, "Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 蘑 (mó)?
Several characters share the pronunciation mó: 摸 (to feel with the hand), 模 (to imitate), 膜 (membrane), 磨 (to grind, to wear), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 蘑 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蘑 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.