HSK 1 · Food & drink

菜

cài

dish (of food); vegetable

Stroke order of 菜

菜 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand '爫' picking '采' plants '艹' from a tree '木' — vegetables for the dish.

Parts: 艹 grass + 采 pick (爫 hand + 木 tree)

Example sentence

这个菜很好吃。

This dish is delicious.

Words with 菜

菜单menu 白菜Chinese cabbage

More words: Food & drink

饭meal; cooked rice 米饭cooked rice 面条儿noodles 面包bread 包子steamed stuffed bun 肉meat 鸡蛋egg 水果fruit 水water 茶tea 牛奶milk

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