萝
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radish
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How 萝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 罗 (phonetic, luó)
How to remember it
edible root · Heisig RSH #1583
flower + 罗 silk gauze
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 罗
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 罗 (luó) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罗 sound component | luó | gauze, net; to collect, to display |
| 逻 | luó | to patrol, to inspect; patrol, watch; logic |
| 锣 | luó | gong |
| 啰 | luo | long-winded, verbose |
| 箩 | luó | bamboo basket |
| 椤 | luó | tree; tree fern |
| 猡 | luó | pig; the Lolo aboriginal tribe |
Words containing 萝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 萝卜白菜，各有所爱 | luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài | (saying) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own |
| 萝卜青菜，各有所爱 | luó bo qīng cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài | see 蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛|萝卜白菜，各有所爱[luo2 bo5 bai2 cai4 , ge4 you3 suo3 ai4] |
| 萝北县 | Luó běi Xiàn | Luobei, a county in Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 花心大萝卜 | huā xīn dà luó bo | (coll.) womanizer; skirt-chaser |
| 心里美萝卜 | xīn li měi luó bo | Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the insid… |
| 拔出萝卜带出泥 | bá chū luó bo dài chū ní | lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom); fig. to… |
| 萝卜快了不洗泥 | luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní | when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom… |
| 小萝卜头 | xiǎo luó bo tou | (coll.) kid; little tyke |
| 空心萝卜 | kōng xīn luó bo | useless person |
| 小红萝卜 | xiǎo hóng luó bo | small red radish |
| 一个萝卜一个坑 | yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng | lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom); fig. each person has his own position; each to his … |
| 萝北 | Luó běi | see 蘿北縣|萝北县[Luo2 bei3 Xian4] |
| 胡萝卜素 | hú luó bo sù | carotene |
| 大萝卜 | dà luó bo | see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5] |
| 水萝卜 | shuǐ luó bo | small red radish |
| 白萝卜 | bái luó bo | daikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) |
| 野胡萝卜 | yě hú luó bo | carrot (Daucus carota) |
| 绿萝 | lǜ luó | pothos (Epipremnum aureum) |
| 红萝卜 | hóng luó bo | carrot; red radish |
| 萝卜丝饼 | luó bo sī bǐng | shredded daikon pie |