裙带菜 (qúndàicài): wakame

Measure Word

一片裙带菜 piàn

Meanings

1 wakame
2 edible brown seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida)

Characters

Examples

日式味噌汤里常加裙带菜。

Rìshì wèicēng tāng lǐ cháng jiā qúndàicài.

Japanese miso soup often contains wakame.

裙带菜含有丰富的矿物质。

Qúndàicài hányǒu fēngfù de kuàngwùzhì.

Wakame is rich in minerals.

Tips

memory

裙带 (qúndài) literally means skirt-ribbon — the seaweed's frilly, ribbon-like edges look like the trim of a skirt, hence 裙带菜 'skirt-ribbon vegetable'.

Stroke Order

裙 qún

带 dài

菜 cài

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to pick the edible parts of vegetables / to trim vegetables (remove bad leaves, roots, etc.)