1. 青
  2. 菜

青

Previous (落)Next (随)
  • 497th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 31 characters

Decomposition

1Once
青→
龶月
2Radical
青→
青green/blue
3Graphical
青→
龶冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīng (qing1)nature's color • green or blue • greenish black • youth • young (of people) • abbr. for Qinghai province 青海

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 青 qīng (qing1)The component 青 is pronounced as 'qīng' (qing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

青 also appears in:
情清请精青静睛猜晴靖倩菁蜻氰靓靛婧請锖鲭腈靜箐蒨鼱錆鶄碃圊篟鯖

Example Words

Common

青年 
青春 
青春期 

Uncommon

刺青 
刘青云 (劉青雲)
小青年 
年青 
愤青 (憤青)
杀青 (殺青)
青天 
青少年 
青山 
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)
青春痘 
青椒 
青海 
青睐 (青睞)
青色 
青菜 
青葱 (青蔥)
青藏 
青蛙 
青豆 
青铜 (青銅)
青龙 (青龍)

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菜

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Previous (咱)Next (闭)
  • 1264th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 156 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
菜→
艹采
2Radical
菜→
艹grass爫claw/talon木tree
3Graphical
菜→
艹爫一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cài (cai4)dish (type of food) • vegetables • vegetable • cuisine • CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 采 is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 采 is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 菜 cài (cai4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

白菜 
菜刀 
蔬菜 
青菜 

Uncommon

上菜 
主菜 
做菜 
剩菜 
卷心菜 
大白菜 
家常菜 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
川菜 
椰菜 
榨菜 
油菜 
泡菜 
炒菜 
生菜 
素菜 
紫菜 
芥菜 
花菜 
芹菜 
菜单 (菜單)
菜园 (菜園)
菜地 
菜市场 (菜市場)
菜花 
菜谱 (菜譜)
菜肴 (菜餚)
菜鸟 (菜鳥)
菠菜 
荠菜 (薺菜)
酸菜 
韭菜 
饭菜 (飯菜)
香菜 
咸菜 (鹹菜)
点菜 (點菜)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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