蔬
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shū · vegetables, greens

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 蔬 sits in each complete thought.

Tā mǎi le shū cài, hái yǒu yì xiē shuǐ guǒ.他买了蔬菜,还有一些水果。

He bought vegetables and some fruit.

Source: Tatoeba #1176030 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zài shì chǎng shàng mǎi le xiē shū cài hé yú.我们在市场上买了些蔬菜和鱼。

We bought some vegetables and fish at the market.

Source: Tatoeba #609957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xǐhuan yǒu hěn duō shū cài de tāng.我喜欢有很多蔬菜的汤。

I like soups with lots of vegetables.

Source: Tatoeba #2887887 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mā shuō le wǒ dé duō chī xiē shū cài.我媽說了我得多吃些蔬菜。

My mother told me I needed to eat more vegetables.

Source: Tatoeba #10336100 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù, wǒ hái shì xǐhuan chī shū cài.不,我还是喜欢吃蔬菜。

No, I still prefer eating vegetables.

Source: Tatoeba #2200443 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shū cài bù néng shuō huà.蔬菜不能说话。

Vegetables can't talk.

Source: Tatoeba #10744155 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蔬 in context

  1. Say shū, then recall the core meaning: vegetables, greens.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 蔬菜 (shū cài), meaning “vegetables”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蔬 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.