菜 cài
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 采 to collect, to gather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
菜
cài
dish; vegetables
Character
Example phrases
- 这个菜很好吃。 Zhège cài hěn hǎochī. This dish is delicious.
- 我们点三个菜吧。 Wǒmen diǎn sān ge cài ba. Let's order three dishes.
- 你会做什么菜？ Nǐ huì zuò shénme cài? What dishes can you cook?