薯蓉
shǔ​róng

mashed potatoes

薯 shǔ yam

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

署
署 Sound component
shǔ public office

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjas

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

蓉 róng hibiscus

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 容 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

容
容 Sound component
róng contain; appearance

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangloŋ
Unicodeiong

說文解字

芙蓉也。从艸容聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)