菌 jūn mushroom
mushroom; bacteria; germ
How to remember 菌: 艹 grass + 囗 enclosed + 禾 grain = mushroom. After the rain the girl finds, in the grass of a small enclosed garden behind the grain silo, a huge white mushroom.
Component breakdown
菌 = 艹 grass + 囷
- 艹 grass
- 囷
- 囗 enclosed
- 禾 grain
After the rain the girl finds, in the grass of a small enclosed garden behind the grain silo, a huge white mushroom.
How it is used
- Bacteria/fungus/mushroom - 细菌 (xìjūn) bacteria, 病菌 (bìngjūn) germs, 杀菌 (shājūn) to sterilize.
- Mushroom/fungus sense: 菌类 fungi, 香菇 etc. are 食用菌 edible fungi.
- 真菌 (zhēnjūn) = fungi; 益生菌 = probiotics.
- Note alt reading jùn for the mushroom sense in some words (e.g. 菌子 in dialect).