Chinese

蔬菜

/ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
vegetable; greens
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese蔬 “vegetables; greens”
    • meaningChinese艹 “grass; plant”
    • soundChinese疏 “distant; sparse; thin”
      • soundChinese疋 “foot”
      • meaningChinese㐬
  • characterChinese菜 “vegetable; greens (Classifier: 棵 m; 根 m; 條／条 c; 樖 c)”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese采 “to pick; to pluck; to gather; to collect”
      • componentChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
      • componentChinese果 “fruit”
      • componentChinese木 “tree; woody plant”

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