菜
cài
HSK 1
#1,264 most
frequent character
dish (type of food), vegetables
noun
Measure words:棵 kē,盘 pán
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
菜 has 艹, plants, and 采 cǎi, which means to gather and also supplies the sound. It first meant vegetables gathered to be eaten. From that came greens, and then a dish or course in a meal.
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Example Sentences
我喜欢吃蔬菜。
wǒ xǐhuān chī shūcài 。
I like to eat vegetables.
这道菜很好吃。
zhè dào cài hěnhǎo chī 。
This dish is very delicious.
他点了一些素菜。
tā diǎnle yīxiē sùcài 。
He ordered some vegetarian dishes.
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