裙带菜 (qúndàicài): wakame

Measure Word

一片裙带菜 piàn

Meanings

1 wakame
2 edible brown seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

裙带菜含有丰富的矿物质。

Qúndàicài hányǒu fēngfù de kuàngwùzhì.

Wakame is rich in minerals.

HSK 7-9

日式味噌汤里常加裙带菜。

Rìshì wèicēngtāng lǐ cháng jiā qúndàicài.

Japanese miso soup often contains wakame.

Tips

memory

裙带 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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kelp / sea tangle (edible brown seaweed)

裙子 qúnzi HSK 3 #2,152

skirt; dress

裙 qún #6,016

skirt / skirt-like garment

莼菜 chúncài

water shield / Brasenia schreberi (an edible aquatic plant)

发菜 fàcài

hair moss; long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme) / edible black algae prized in Cantonese cuisine

苔菜 táicài

sea lettuce / dried green seaweed

海带汤 hǎidàitāng

seaweed soup / kelp soup

紫菜蛋花汤 zǐcài dànhuātāng

seaweed and egg drop soup / laver and egg flower soup

择菜 zháicài

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