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蔗

zhè
noun #76,505

Meanings

  1. 1 sugar cane

Examples

南方多种蔗。
Nánfāng duō zhòng zhè.
Sugar cane is widely planted in the south.
蔗糖是从甘蔗提取的。
Zhètáng shì cóng gānzhè tíqǔ de.
Cane sugar is extracted from sugar cane.

Tips

usage
Single 蔗 is mostly bound — in everyday speech you say 甘蔗 (gānzhè) for the plant. 蔗 alone shows up in compounds: 蔗糖 (cane sugar), 蔗田 (sugar-cane field), 甘蔗渣 (bagasse).

Stroke Order

蔗 zhè