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白菜

bái cài

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bái cài · baak6 coi3 (Jyutping)

  1. Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
  2. sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
  3. CL:棵[ke1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

白

Meaning
white; pure, unblemished; bright
Radical
白
Strokes
5
Components
⿻?日
Cangjie
HA
Four-corner
2600.0

菜

Meaning
vegetables; dish, order; food
Radical
艹
Strokes
11
Components
⿱艹采
Cangjie
TBD
Four-corner
4490.4

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