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Word and Radical Components of 蔬菜

The Chinese word 蔬菜 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
蔬菜 shūcài 1. n. vegetable; greens
     種zhòng植 蔬菜 - to plant vegetables
     綠葉 蔬菜 - leafy greens

蔬菜 ⇨ 蔬 + 菜
Component Pinyin Meanings
蔬 shū 1. vegetables; greens
菜 cài 1. vegetable; greens
     蔬菜 - vegetables -
     白菜 - Chinese cabbage -
     菠菜 - spinach -
2.    (specifically, in compounds) rape; rapeseed (plant used for vegetable oil)
3.    菜籽 - rapeseed -
4.    菜油 - rapeseed oil -
5. dish; course
     這 道 菜 很 對胃口。 - This dish is tasty.
     每 次 他 來 這兒r，他 都 點 同樣 的 菜。 - Whenever he comes to this place, he orders the same dish.
     我 在 考慮 我 晚飯 做 什麼 菜。 - I'm wondering what to cook for dinner.
6. cuisine; (type of) food
     川菜 - Sichuan cuisine -
     日本 菜 - Japanese food -
7. grocery
     買菜 - to buy groceries -
     菜市場 - farmers' market -
8. (colloquial) (one's) type; cup of tea
     他 是 我 的 菜！ - He is my type!
9. (colloquial) bad; inferior; disappointing; below average
     菜鳥 - noob -
     我 好 菜 啊。 - I'm so inferior to others.
     菜 英文 - poor English (pun on the name of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen)
10. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) girlfriend
     Cai; Tsai

菜 ⇨ 艹 + 采
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
采 cài 1. Simplified form of 採
2. Variant of 彩

采 ⇨ 爫 + 木
Component Pinyin Meanings
爪 zhuǎ, zhǎo 1. claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail
2. (Hakka) to grab with claws
3. claw-like object; foot (of an item)
4. (derogatory or humorous) hand (of a person)
5. (Quanzhou, &, Xiamen Hokkien) nail (of a person)
6. =====Usage notes=====
7. (Min Nan) to claw; to scratch (with one's claw or nail)
8. (Quanzhou, &, Xiamen Hokkien)
木 mù 1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms: 樹
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
     這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
     她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.