芥

Character

芥 jiè · gài

Character2 readings

mustard

Radical: 艹
Strokes: 7
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 艹介
Traditional: 芥
Frequency: #3467 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jièMain reading gàiRare reading

jiè

jie4Main reading

mustard CC-CEDICT

Words that use “芥” as jiè

拾芥shí jièto pick up cressWord 芥末jiè momustardWord

芥茉jiè momustardVariant of 芥末WordUnreviewed

芥菜jiè càileaf mustardWord 芥蒂jiè dìan obstructionWord 荆芥jīng jièschizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicineWord 氮芥气dàn jiè qìnitrogen mustardWord 水田芥shuǐ tián jièwatercressWord

gài

gai4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiè.

No definition yet for this reading.

Words that use “芥” as gài

芥兰gài lánChinese broccoliVariant of 芥蓝WordUnreviewed

芥蓝gài lánChinese broccoliWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 芥

Draw “芥” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

不要加太多芥末。
bú yào jiā tài duō jiè mo
Easy on the mustard.
Tatoeba · sentence #1365932 by tsayng; translation #32804 by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR
吃午饭的时候，一坨芥末酱滴下来弄脏了我的领带。
chī wǔ fàn de shí hòu yì tuó jiè mo jiàng dī xià lái nòng zāng le wǒ de lǐng dài
A drop of mustard fell and stained my tie during lunch.
Tatoeba · sentence #812285 by fucongcong; translation #640843 by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 艹

All characters with 艹 →

著zhe 英yīng 蘭lán 華huá 花huā 节jié 萬wàn 获huò 萨sà 薩sà 苏sū 蘇sū

芥