莴苣

萵苣

wōjù

noun #17,700

Measure Word

一棵莴苣 kē

Meanings

1 lettuce

Characters

lettuce (bound form)

lettuce (bound form)

Examples

沙拉里放了很多莴苣。

Shālā lǐ fàng le hěn duō wōjù.

There's a lot of lettuce in the salad.

莴苣是一种很常见的蔬菜。

Wōjù shì yī zhǒng hěn chángjiàn de shūcài.

Lettuce is a very common vegetable.

Tips

usage

莴苣 is the formal/botanical name. In daily life, 生菜 (shēngcài, literally 'raw vegetable') is more commonly used for leaf lettuce. 莴笋 (wōsǔn) refers specifically to stem lettuce/celtuce.

Stroke Order

莴 wō

苣 jù