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食材 meaning in English

shícái

(food) ingredient

16 strokes

Meaning of 食材

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shícái
  1. (food) ingredient

食材 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

土tǔ豆dòu是shì最zuì常cháng见jiàn的de食shí材cái之zhī一yī。
Potatoes are one of the most common foodstuffs.
他tā又yòu往wǎng锅guō里lǐ加jiā了le一yī种zhǒng食shí材cái。
He added another ingredient to the pot.

Stroke order for each character

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食 shí · food · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

材 cái · timber · 7 strokes

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  4. 4
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 食材.

食物shíwùfood
食品shípǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
美食měishículinary delicacy; fine food
教材jiàocáiteaching material
材料cáiliào(raw) material; data
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
粮食liángshifoodstuff; cereals
食堂shítángdining hall; cafeteria
零食língshísnack; nibbles
饮食yǐnshíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
题材tícáisubject matter
食欲shíyùappetite

Questions about 食材

What does 食材 mean?

食材 (shícái) means "(food) ingredient".

How do you write 食材?

食材 is made of 2 characters: 食 (9 strokes), 材 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.