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-<WL>菜 [cài] vegetable; 白菜 cabbage; food; dish
+<WL>菜 [cài] vegetables/greens; 白菜 cabbage; food; dish@@; (HDZ:) 蔬菜 (种菜, 糠菜半年粮); (总称) 肴馔 (荤菜, 川菜); 采 (cǎi): 摘取
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-From 艹(草 cǎo) ‘grass’ over 采 cǎi ‘pick’.
+The Shuōwén Seal form of 菜(􀉘) cài ‘(edible) vegetables/greens’ combines 艹(草 cǎo) ‘grass/plant’, and 采(􁁻) cǎi ‘pick/collect’ (phonosemantic): edible plants picked/harvested as food.
-	Cognate with 采. Vegetables are picked from plants, and 采 depicts a 爫 (zhǎo) hand picking things off a 木 (mù) tree.
 #rG.391.01 K.AD1025,GSR942e D.5.3236.10 M.6671 KX..1038.13 B.183.1.05 E.1
-#c艹采爫木
+#c艹采爫木
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