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芥

gài
#3,993 most
frequent character
see 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

芥 uses 艹 plants and 介 jiè, which supplies the sound. It first meant 'mustard greens', whether read gài or jiè.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

芥jiè
mustard

Homophones

HSK 5
盖gài
lid, top, cover, canopy, to build
钙gài
calcium
概gài
(bound form) general, approximate

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