芥菜

jiècài
noun #37,657

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)
  2. 2 mustard greens

Examples

Guǎngdōng rén xǐhuān yòng jiècài zhǔ tāng.
Cantonese people like to make soup with leaf mustard.
Yān jiècài kěyǐ zuò zhàcài.
Pickled mustard greens can be made into 'zhacai' preserved vegetables.

Tips

culture
Brassica juncea is the parent species behind several Chinese staples: (xuělǐhóng, pickled greens), (zhàcài, the famous preserved-mustard side dish from Sichuan), and 大头 (dàtóucài, root mustard). Pinyin can also be gàicài in some southern speech.

Stroke Order

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