菜单 (cài dān)

Character breakdown

• 菜 (cài) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 采 represents the sound.

• 单 (Shàn) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.