Chinese Word: 莴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

莴 (Trad.: 萵)

Pinyin: wō

English Definition: lettuce, see 莴苣

Chinese Definition:
①(莴苣)一年生或二年生草本植物，茎和嫩叶都是普通的蔬菜。分叶用和茎用两种，叶用的亦称“生菜”；茎用的亦称“莴笋”。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:呙 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 呙 [ guō ] to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk; mouth

Similar Characters: 离

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	莴苣	wō jù	lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
	莴笋	wō sǔn	Chinese lettuce; celtuce; asparagus lettuce; celery lettuce; stem lettuce

1		jiàn zào 建造 gōng chéng shī 工程师 wō 莴 ní kè 尼克 shuō 说， zhè 这 dòng 栋 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物， yǒu 有 ràng 让 rén 人 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 ān níng 安宁 de 的 fēn wéi 氛围。 Jane Wernick, the structural engineer, says the building radiates a certain amount of peace.
2		shā lā 沙拉 yīng gāi 应该 bāo hán 包含 yī gè 一个 huò 或 gèng duō 更多 de 的 xià liè 下列： jiè cài 芥菜、 sǎn yè 散叶 gān lán 甘兰 lǜ sè 绿色、 pú gōng yīng 蒲公英 nèn yè 嫩叶、 zǐ huā 紫花 mù xu 苜蓿 zhí wù 植物（ bú shi 不是 xīn 新 yá 芽）， bái luó bo 白萝卜 lǜ sè 绿色、 wō 莴 mǎi 荬 cài 菜、 wō 涡 mǎi 荬、 nán guā 南瓜 huò zhě 或者 xiān rén zhǎng 仙人掌 diàn 垫。 Salads should contain one or more of the following: Mustard greens, Collard greens, Dandelion greens, Alfalfa plants (not sprouts), Turnip greens, Endive , Escarole, Squash, or Cactus Pad.