1. 莧
  2. 菜

莧

Previous (谲)Next (锃)
  • 4798th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
莧→
艹見
2Radical
莧→
艹grass見see
3Graphical
莧→
艹口二丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)amaranth (genus Amaranthus) • Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor) • Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 莧 xiàn (xian4)The component 見 is pronounced as 'jiàn' (jian4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 莧 xiàn (xian4)The component 見 is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

马齿苋 (馬齒莧)

Uncommon

苋菜 (莧菜)

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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.

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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