苣 meaning and stroke order
A kind of lettuce
How to write 苣, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 苣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1 ju4]
- used in 苣蕒菜|苣荬菜[qu3 mai5 cai4]
- Taiwan pr. [ju4]
How 苣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 巨 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 苣
The grass radical 艹 on top marks a plant, and 巨 (jù) below gives the sound. Picture a giant (巨) head of lettuce growing under the grass sign.
苣 almost never appears alone. It mainly shows up in 莴苣 (wōjù), lettuce or celtuce, and in the wild green 苣荬菜 (qǔmaicài). Example: 我买了一棵莴苣。(Wǒ mǎi le yì kē wōjù.) I bought a head of lettuce.
Common mistake: Learners often read 苣 as qǔ everywhere or as jù everywhere. It is jù in 莴苣 but qǔ in 苣荬菜 on the mainland, while Taiwan says jù for both. Also do not confuse it with 巨 (jù, huge), which has no grass radical.
Common words with 苣
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 莴苣 | wōjù | lettuce (Lactuca sativa) |
苣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 苣
How many strokes are in 苣?
苣 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 苣 mean?
苣 (jù) means a kind of lettuce. A common word with it is 莴苣 (wōjù), meaning "lettuce (Lactuca sativa)".
How do you pronounce 苣?
苣 is pronounced jù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 苣?
The radical of 苣 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 苣 under this radical.
Is 莴苣 the same as 生菜?
In everyday speech, 生菜 (shēngcài) usually means leafy lettuce eaten raw. 莴苣 is the broader name for the plant, and in many places it also refers to the stem type, often called 莴笋 (wōsǔn).
What is 苣荬菜?
苣荬菜 (qǔmaicài) is a wild, slightly bitter green, a kind of sow thistle, eaten in northern China. Here 苣 is read qǔ.