蒜 suàn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 祘 to calculate
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蒜
suàn
garlic
Character
Example phrases
- 这道菜只放了一瓣蒜，却把海鲜的腥味压了下去。 Zhè dào cài zhǐ fàng le yí bàn suàn, què bǎ hǎixiān de xīngwèi yā le xiàqu. This dish used only one clove of garlic, yet it suppressed the fishy smell of the seafood.
- 炒菜时放一点蒜和姜，香味就出来了。 Chǎocài shí fàng yīdiǎn suàn hé jiāng, xiāngwèi jiù chūlái le. When stir-frying, add a bit of garlic and ginger, and the aroma comes right out.
- 他怕嘴里有蒜味，约会前从来不吃。 Tā pà zuǐ li yǒu suànwèi, yuēhuì qián cónglái bù chī. He is afraid of having garlic breath and never eats it before a date.
Related words
- 芝麻 zhīma sesame; trivial matter
- 虾 xiā shrimp; prawn
- 枣 zǎo jujube; Chinese date
- 椰子 yēzi coconut
- 丸子 wánzi ball-shaped food; meatball
- 馅 xiàn filling; stuffing
- 调料 tiáoliào seasoning; condiment
- 作料 zuòliao seasoning; condiment
- 香料 xiāngliào spice; seasoning
- 香油 xiāngyóu sesame oil
- 味精 wèijīng monosodium glutamate; MSG
- 素 sù vegetarian; plain; simple