蔬菜
Old HSK 5
蔬菜 (shūcài) · vegetables
蔬菜 (shūcài) means “vegetables”. It is written with 2 characters: 蔬 (vegetables) + 菜 (vegetable). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蔬菜 is built
The characters
蔬 shū · vegetables
What 蔬 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 疏shū — to neglect
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
菜 cài · vegetable
What 菜 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 采cǎi — to collect
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 采 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
多吃蔬菜对身体好。Duō chī shūcài duì shēntǐ hǎo.Eating more vegetables is good for you.
这个市场的蔬菜很新鲜。Zhège shìchǎng de shūcài hěn xīnxiān.The vegetables at this market are very fresh.
Questions about 蔬菜
What does 蔬菜 mean?
蔬菜 (shūcài) means “vegetables”.
How do you pronounce 蔬菜?
蔬菜 is pronounced shūcài.
Which HSK level is 蔬菜?
蔬菜 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 蔬菜 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.