Usage of the character 藕
ǒu
藕
[藕]
- root of lotus
lián'ǒu
莲藕
[蓮藕]
- lotus root
ǒuduànsīlián
藕断丝连
[藕斷絲連]
- lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another