芫荽

yánsui

noun #35,057

Measure Word

一把芫荽 bǎ

Meanings

1 coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
2 cilantro

Characters

(in 芫荽) coriander

(in 芫荽) coriander

Examples

汤里撒一把芫荽更香。

Tāng lǐ sǎ yì bǎ yánsui gèng xiāng.

A handful of cilantro sprinkled in the soup makes it more fragrant.

他不吃芫荽，觉得有股肥皂味。

Tā bù chī yánsui, juéde yǒu gǔ féizào wèi.

He doesn't eat cilantro — he thinks it tastes like soap.

Tips

register

芫荽 is the formal/written name; in everyday speech most Mandarin speakers say 香菜 ('fragrant vegetable'). 芫荽 keeps appearing on packaging, in Cantonese (jin4 sai1), and in TCM contexts. The CC-CEDICT pinyin reads yán sui (neutral tone on 荽), reflecting common pronunciation.

Stroke Order

芫 yán

荽 sui