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Character

菜 cài

HSK 1Character

a vegetable, like cabbage or carrots

Radical
艹
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 采
Traditional
菜
Frequency
#797 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

cài

cai4
  1. a vegetable, like cabbage or carrots
  2. a cooked dish eaten with rice
  3. informal: not good at something

Examples

  • 我喜欢买菜。

    wǒ xǐ huan mǎi cài

    I like to buy vegetables.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个菜很好吃。

    zhè ge cài hěn hǎo chī

    This dish is very tasty.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我唱歌唱得很菜。

    wǒ chàng gē chàng de hěn cài

    I'm really bad at singing.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 菜

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

Words with 菜

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菜单cài dāna list of food and drinks you can order in a restaurantWordHSK 2菜市场cài shì chǎnga market where people buy fresh food like vegetables, meat, and fishWordHSK 7–9菜农cài nóngvegetable farmerWord菜刀cài dāovegetable knifeWord菜品cài pǐnculinary dishWord菜园cài yuánvegetable gardenWord菜圃cài pǔvegetable fieldWord菜地cài dìvegetable fieldWord菜场cài chǎngfood marketWord菜头cài tóu(Tw) radish, esp. white radish 白萝卜 (bái luó bo)Word菜市cài shìfood marketWord菜式cài shìdish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)Word

Same radical 艹

All characters with 艹 →
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