菜 (cài) means "dish; vegetable" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.

How many strokes does 菜 have?

菜 has 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.

Which HSK level is 菜 in?

菜 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.

cài

dish; vegetable

Stroke order

Watch the animation, then write the character yourself — stroke order matters for speed and recognition.

菜

11 strokes

这个菜很好吃。

Zhè ge cài hěn hǎochī.

This dish is tasty.

艹

grass

采

pick

菜

vegetable

Grass (艹) picked (采) for eating — vegetables.

Food and Drink topic

Study 菜 together with related food and drink vocabulary.

Story: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Ocean

Read 菜 inside a graded Chinese story.

What does 菜 mean?: 菜 (cài) means "dish; vegetable" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 菜 have?: 菜 has 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 菜 in?: 菜 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.