菇
gū
#3,281 most
frequent character
(bound form) mushroom
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
菇 uses 艹 plants as its meaning part and 姑 gū as its sound part. It first meant cucumber. The meaning 'mushroom' was borrowed by sound, not from the shape.
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