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菜 cài — “vegetables; a dish”
How to write and say the Chinese character 菜 (cài), which means vegetables; a dish — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Food & drink.
Pinyin · 拼音 cài
Meaning · 意思 vegetables; a dish
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 艹 (grass)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
菜 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
艹 (plant) hints at the meaning, and 采 lends its sound — together they make 菜.
A common word常用词
青菜
green veggies
Example sentence例句
多吃青菜身体好。
Eat your greens to stay strong.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.