Radical: 艹 (Grass radical)
Strokes: 11 (11 stroke order)
Structure: 艹(plant) + 采(pick) → harvested vegetables
Pinyin: cài
Noun Usage (名词用法)
买mǎi菜cài (Buy groceries)
Verb + 菜 Structure (Market-related actions)
炒chǎo菜cài要放盐 (Add salt when stir-frying)
烹饪动词 + 菜 → 完整指令 (Cooking instructions)