菜 cài

vegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type

HSK 111 strokes

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菜 · 11 strokes

11 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹采

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (plant); 采 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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cài dānmenu

shū càivegetables

cài yáovegetable and meat dishes; dish

shàng càito serve food

zhǔ càimain course

gān càidried vegetable

zuò càito cook

lěng càicold dish

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