(xiú) - A type of fungus & mushroom

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xiú | 8 strokes | radical: 艹

· 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

Synonyms

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.

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