菇 gū mushroom
How to remember 菇: 艹 grass + 姑 aunt = mushroom. After the rain, the kids search the wet grass with their aunt, who shouts with joy at every mushroom she finds.
Component breakdown
菇 = 艹 grass + 姑 aunt
- 艹 grass
- 姑 aunt
- 女 woman
- 古 old
After the rain, the kids search the wet grass with their aunt, who shouts with joy at every mushroom she finds.
How it is used
- The everyday word-part for edible mushroom - 蘑菇 (mógu) mushroom, 香菇 (xiānggū) shiitake, 金针菇 (jīnzhēngū) enoki, 冬菇 (dōnggū) dried winter mushroom.
- 蘑菇 (mógu) also works as a verb/slang: to dawdle or pester (别磨蘑了 stop dilly-dallying), where it's often written 磨蹭 but heard as "mógu."