How to write 菜

Animated Stroke Order of 菜

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Stroke by Stroke: 菜 Writing Order

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Free Printable 菜 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "菜"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 菜

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "菜"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 菜

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Meaning of 菜

Pinyin cài

Radical

艹

Strokes

Definition

dish (type of food) / vegetables

Usage

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咸菜 xián cài

salted vegetables / pickles

堇菜 jǐn cài

violet (botany)

卤菜 lǔ cài

pot-stewed dish

剩菜 shèng cài

leftovers (food)

榨菜 zhà cài

hot pickled mustard tuber

花椰菜 huā yē cài

cauliflower

蔬菜汁 shū cài zhī

vegetable juice

菜汤 cài tāng

vegetable soup

油菜 yóu cài

oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)

泡菜 pào cài

pickled cabbage

炒菜 chǎo cài

to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish

炖菜 dùn cài

risotto / lobscouse / stew

菜畦 cài qí

vegetable field / vegetable bed

甜菜 tián cài

beet / beetroot

砍瓜切菜 kǎn guā qiè cài

cut melons and cabbages -- very easy

油菜籽 yóu cài zǐ

oilseed rape (Brassica campestris) / rapeseed / coleseed

菜篮子 cài lán zi

vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply

菜篮 cài lán

basket

菜籽 cài zǐ

vegetable seeds / rapeseed

菜籽油 cài zǐ yóu

colza oil / rap oil / colleseed oil

粤菜 Yuè cài

Cantonese cuisine

糠菜 kāng cài

Bran

菜系 cài xì

(regional) cuisine

紫菜 zǐ cài

flavored roasted seaweed / generic term for edible seaweed / Japanese: nori

菜肴 cài yáo

vegetable and meat dishes / dish

芹菜 qín cài

celery (Apium graveolens)

苋菜 xiàn cài

amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

腌菜 yān cài

pickles / sauerkraut / pickled vegetables

莼菜 chún cài

Brasenia schreberi

蔬菜 shū cài

vegetables / CL:種|种[zhong3]

芥菜 jiè cài

leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4 cai4]

豆芽菜 dòu yá cài

bean sprouts

荠菜 jì cài

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

荤菜 hūn cài

non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)

小白菜 xiǎo bái cài

bok choy / Chinese cabbage / Brassica chinensis / CL:棵[ke1]

饭菜 fàn cài

food

野菜 yě cài

wild herb / potherb

菠菜 bō cài

spinach / CL:棵[ke1]

种菜 zhòng cài

grow vegetables / main weed (藻类)

酒菜 jiǔ cài

food and drink / food to accompany wine

白菜 bái cài

Chinese cabbage / pak choi / CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4]

菜单 cài dān

menu / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]

青菜 qīng cài

green vegetables / Chinese cabbage

青菜萝卜 qīng cài luó bo

Green radish

菜蔬 cài shū

greens / vegetables / vegetable side dish

蕨菜 jué cài

fiddlehead / edible fern fronds

小菜蛾 xiǎo cài é

plutella xylostella / diamond back moth

裙带菜 qún dài cài

wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible seaweed

酱菜 jiàng cài

pickles / vegetables pickled in soy sauce

韭菜 jiǔ cài

garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)