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蔬

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veggies

HSK 5

Objects →Food

shū

ソ、ショ

あおもの

소

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 疏 represents the sound.

Components

艹 grass (top)+ 疏 sparse =

蔬 veggies

艹 Meaning component

cao grass (top)

grass

plant

疏 Phonetic component

shū sparse

variant of 疏[shū]

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

蔬

Regular

Modern

Chinese

蔬 [shū]

vegetables

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (8)

蔬菜 [shūcài] #5,170

蔬果 [shūguǒ] #23,032

vegetables and fruits

菜蔬 [càishū] #48,133

蔬食 [shūshí] #61,877

vegetarian meal

时蔬 [shíshū]

seasonal vegetables

时蔬 [shíshū]

seasonal vegetables

果蔬 [guǒshū]

fruit and vegetables

果蔬酸酸乳 [guǒshūsuānsuānrǔ]

fruit sour milk

JAPANESE WORDS (3)

蔬菜 [そさい] #117,179

粗糲 [それい]

unpolished rice

蔬食 [そしょく]

vegetarian diet

KOREAN WORDS (1)