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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- cai4
- English meanings
- vegetable, greens, dish, course, food
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 采.
Meaning & sound clues
艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “plant”.
采 is identified as the sound component (cǎi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 菜.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
color; prize
then and only then
material; timber
guess
take notice of
surname Cai
decision
wealth; money
walk
pick
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 白菜
- 菜单
- 菜市场
- 蔬菜