菜

菜 cài

“vegetables”

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 11 Level: HSK 1

How 菜 is built — stacked top over bottom

艹
Grass radical (艹) · cǎo zì tóu
Two blades of grass. Plant words: 茶 tea, 花 flower, 药 medicine.
采
component

Origin

plant

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