苬 (xiú) - A type of fungus & mushroom
苬 · xiú
A type of fungus;
mushroom;
specifically refers to a certain kind of edible mushroom.
A type of fungusmushroomspecifically refers to a certain kind of edible
Usage highlights
edible mushroomwild fungusmushroom pickingmushroom speciesfungus typemushroom dish
Usage & contexts
Examples
- This dish contains edible mushrooms (苬菇).
- He foraged for wild fungi (苬类) in the forest.
- The market sells various types of mushrooms (苬子).
Collocations
- edible mushroom(苬菇)
- wild fungus(野苬)
- mushroom picking(采苬)
- mushroom species(苬种)
- fungus type(苬类)
- mushroom dish(苬菜)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character appears in ancient texts referring to specific types of edible fungi.
- In traditional Chinese medicine and cuisine, various mushrooms have been valued for their nutritional and medicinal properties.