Chinese Word: 莱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

莱 (Trad.: 萊)

Pinyin: lái

English Definition: name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album

Chinese Definition:
①(莱菔)萝卜的别称。
②古代指郊外轮休的田，亦指田废生草：“政烦赋重，田莱多荒”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:来 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 来 [ lái ] to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Similar Characters: 萊

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