薯shǔ
yam, tuber, potato. 16 strokes, radical 艹, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin shǔStrokes 16Radical 艹Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 薯
Strokes 1–3 write 艹, then strokes 4–16 write 署.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 薯 · the stroke-order rules
What 薯 is made of
艹 (cǎo, grass) and 署 (shǔ, bureau).
艹 carries the meaning — plant — and 署 carries the sound.
Words that use 薯
| 薯片 | crisps, potato chips 指油炸的马铃薯薄片 首席翻译坐在一旁，桌上摆着茶点和薯片。Tea things and crisps lay on the table. Lesson 644, 首脑会晤 · 民惟邦本与政通人和 · Civic Harmony & Social Equity |
| 薯条 | chips, french fries 指切成条状油炸的马铃薯 队员在水泥球场边吃薯条，心里格外爽。The players ate chips beside the court. Lesson 645, 双打之后 · 民惟邦本与政通人和 · Civic Harmony & Social Equity |
More characters with the radical 艹
All 30 of them, and what the radical means, on the 艹 radical page.