蔬

shū
#2,715 most
frequent character
vegetables

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蔬 combines 艹 plants with 疏 shū, which gives the sound. It first meant edible plants in general, then grew to mean vegetables.

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Homophones

HSK 1
书shū
book, letter
HSK 4
输shū
to lose, to transport, to donate
叔shū
uncle, father's younger brother
殊shū
(literary) to kill, to behead
舒shū
to stretch, to unfold, to relax
疏shū
to dredge, to clear away obstruction

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