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Chinese symbol for “vegetables”

蔬菜
shū cài
vegetables

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vegetables is 蔬菜 (shū cài), defined as: vegetables.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蔬 shū
vegetables, greens
radical 140 ⾋ · 15 strokes
菜 cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vegetables”

WordPinyinMeaning
蔬shūvegetables
茹rúto eat; (extended meaning) to endure
菜蔬cài shūgreens; vegetables
芼màoselect; vegetables
蔌sù(literary) vegetables

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蔬菜.

WordPinyinMeaning
蔬果shū guǒvegetables and fruits
果蔬guǒ shūfruit and vegetables
菜蔬cài shūgreens; vegetables
蔬食shū shívegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
时蔬 (時蔬)shí shūseasonal vegetables
菜单 (菜單)cài dānmenu; measure word: 份 (fèn), 张 (zhāng)
菜肴 (菜餚)cài yáovegetable and meat dishes; dish
菠菜bō càispinach (CL:棵 (kē)); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩 (bó cǎi))

See also: Japanese symbol for “vegetables”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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