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).
Definitions
- mushroom
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蘑菇noun | mó gu | mushroom |
| 蘑菇云noun | 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noun | kǒu mó | Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum) |
| 迷幻蘑菇noun | mí huàn mó gu | psilocybin mushroom |
| 双孢蘑菇noun | shuāng bāo mó gū | cultivated mushroom |
| 蘑菇汤 | mó gu tāng | mushroom soup |
| 泡蘑菇verb | pào mó gu | to procrastinate |
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.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
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.
因为 AI 抄写员捏造了她服用迷幻蘑菇的经历,她说自己从未碰过迷幻蘑菇。
yīn wéi A I chāo xiě yuán niē zào le tā fú yòng mí huàn mó gū de jīng lì , tā shuō zì jǐ cóng wèi pèng guò mí huàn mó gū .
Because the AI transcriber fabricated her experience with psychedelic mushrooms, she said she had never touched them.
这4类食物尤其要注意:绿叶菜;海鲜;银耳、蘑菇;土豆、芋头、馒头。
zhè 4 lèi shí wù yóu qí yāo zhù yì : lǜ xié cài ; hǎi xiān ; yín ěr , mó gū ; tǔ dòu , 芋 tóu , mán tóu .
Pay special attention to these four types of foods: leafy greens; seafood; white fungus and mushrooms; potatoes, taro, and steamed buns.
屏幕挂灯负责认真照亮桌面,蘑菇灯则在夜里留下一点暖色。
bǐng mù guà dēng fù zé rèn zhēn zhào liàng zhuō miàn , mó gū dēng zé zài yè lǐ liú xià yī diǎn nuǎn sè .
The desk lamp illuminates the desk, while the mushroom lamp casts a warm glow at night.
假木耳洗的时候,如果水变黑色或者褐色,那就意味着这种蘑菇是不能吃的。
jiǎ mù ěr xǐ de shí hòu , rú guǒ shuǐ biàn hēi sè huò zhě 褐 sè , nà jiù yì wèi zhe zhè zhǒng mó gū shì bù néng chī de .
When washing false wood ear mushrooms, if the water turns black or brown, it means the mushrooms are not edible.
...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
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.
我特别喜欢蘑菇的味道。
Wǒ tèbié xǐhuan mógu de wèidao.
I especially like the flavour of the mushroom.
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