苤 meaning and stroke order
Kohlrabi
How to write 苤, stroke by stroke
8 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 苤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 苤藍|苤蓝[pie3 lan5]
How 苤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 丕 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 苤
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you this is a plant, and 丕 (pī) underneath gives the sound piě. Picture a round, swollen vegetable bulging up under its leafy top.
苤 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 苤蓝 (piělan), the name of the vegetable kohlrabi. Example: 我买了一个苤蓝。(Wǒ mǎi le yí gè piělan.) I bought a kohlrabi.
Common mistake: Learners often say pī because the sound part 丕 is read pī, but 苤 is read with the third tone, piě. Also note that 蓝 in 苤蓝 is said with a neutral tone, lan, not lán.
Questions about 苤
How many strokes are in 苤?
苤 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 苤 mean?
苤 (piě) means kohlrabi.
How do you pronounce 苤?
苤 is pronounced piě, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 苤?
The radical of 苤 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 苤 under this radical.
Can 苤 be used by itself to mean kohlrabi?
Not normally. In everyday speech and writing you need the full word 苤蓝 (piělan). 苤 on its own is not a standalone word.
Why does 苤蓝 contain 蓝, the character for blue?
In this word 蓝 is used as part of the vegetable name, not for its meaning of blue. It also loses its tone and is pronounced lan, so treat 苤蓝 as one fixed vocabulary item.