菜 (cài)
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤
- HSK 3.1 level 1
- 11 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 采 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“菜，艸之可食者。从艸，采聲。”
Components
- 艹 (meaning) — 艹 is a component form of 艸.
- 采 (sound)
Example sentences
- 小菜一碟。 — It's a piece of cake.
- 你要点菜吗？ — Would you like to order?
- 请给我菜单。 — Please show me the menu.
- 他是我的菜! — He is my type!
- 是日本菜吗？ — Is it Japanese food?
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