Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "菘", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "菘", and master the standard way of writing the character "菘".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 菘
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "菘" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
菘 [sōng]
1. (名) 〔~菜〕 refers to "Chinese cabbage."
(Meaning: This refers to a type of vegetable known as Chinese cabbage.)
2. (名) 〔~蓝〕 A biennial herbaceous plant with oval and flat pods. It is mainly used to produce the dye indigo. Both the root (known as "banlan gen") and leaves (known as "daqingye") can be used in medicine.
(Meaning: This is a biennial herb with medicinal uses, including roots and leaves used for dye and medicine.)
菘 [sōng]
(形声。从艸,松声。本义:蔬菜名,又分为白菜、青菜、黄芽菜数种)
1. Same meaning, refers to "celery cabbage."
(Meaning: A cultivated plant of the Brassica family, commonly known as Chinese cabbage, characterized by a short stem with clusters of green leaves forming a tight, ball-shaped structure used as a vegetable. The white variety is called “Chinese cabbage,” and the light yellow variety is called “yellow sprout vegetable.”)