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紫菜
zǐcài
1. flavored roasted seaweed
2. generic term for edible seaweed
3. Japanese: nori
Uncommon • Top 47%

Character Breakdown

紫
zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
HSK 5 12 丶
菜
cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
HSK 1 11 丶

Compound Words (3)

紫菜属
zǐcàishǔ
Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)
紫菜苔
zǐcàitái
purple cabbage
紫菜包饭
zǐcàibāofàn
gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance to sushi)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
39,301 of 84,292