薯(shǔ)

HSK 616 strokes

potato

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Character information

Pinyin
shǔ
Meaning
potato; yam
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 薯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹署

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 署 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo署shǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 薯 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 薯

Common words using 薯 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shǔ薯tiáo条
HSK 6

french fries

Open 薯条 page →
shǔ薯piàn片
HSK 6

fried potato chips

Open 薯片 page →
hóng红shǔ薯
HSK 7-9

sweet potato

Open 红薯 page →
cān参shǔ薯

Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)

Open 参薯 page →
mù木shǔ薯

cassava, a tropical tuber plant

Open 木薯 page →
gān甘shǔ薯

sweet potato; Ipomoea batatas

Open 甘薯 page →
fān番shǔ薯

(dialect) sweet potato

Open 番薯 page →
bái白shǔ薯

sweet potato

Open 白薯 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 薯’s common words

条片红参木甘番白

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