蚝菇 háogū oyster mushroom Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蚝 háo hairy and poisonous caterpillars Simplified A hairy 毛 worm 虫; 毛 also provides the pronunciation Components 虫 虫 Meaning component chóng bug, insect 毛 毛 SoundMeaning component máo, mao hair Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangsʰlɯs Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 菇 gu mushrooms Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 姑 represents the sound. Components 艹 艹 Meaning component cao, cǎo grass 艹 is a component form of 艸. 姑 姑 Sound component gū, gu father's sister Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseGlossBaxter-Sagartkumə.kˤamushroom Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Baxter-Sagart 蠔 háo oyster Traditional Components 虫 虫 Meaning component chóng bug, insect mollusk 豪 豪 Sound component háo brave Sources Readings & variants Unicode