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苔

tái

moss, lichen

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 台 provides pronunciation

HSK 8 strokes Uncommon (31%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

台

tái

platform; unit; term of address

⿱艹台 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

tái

台

platform; unit; term of address

5 strokes HSK 4

sī

厶

private, secret

📷 Pictographic: A silk cocoon

2 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 苔 (14)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called [[油菜]]

yúntáizǐ

芸苔子 ↗

rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called [[油菜]]

genus Brassica (cabbage, rape etc)

yúntáishǔ

芸苔属 ↗

genus Brassica (cabbage, rape etc)

purple cabbage / Brassica campestris var. purpurea

zǐcàitái

紫菜苔 ↗

purple cabbage / Brassica campestris var. purpurea

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