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菊苣

jújù
noun #35,821

Meanings

  1. 1 chicory
  2. 2 endive

Examples

沙拉里加了一点菊苣。
Shālā lǐ jiāle yìdiǎn jújù.
A little chicory has been added to the salad.
菊苣根可以代替咖啡。
Jújù gēn kěyǐ dàitì kāfēi.
Chicory root can be used as a coffee substitute.

Tips

culture
Less common in everyday Chinese cooking than in European cuisine. Both characters carry the grass radical 艹, marking it as a plant — 菊 also names the chrysanthemum, since chicory belongs to the same family (Asteraceae).

Stroke Order

菊 jú
苣 jù