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紫菜属

zǐ cài shǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-062648981da71b22. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

紫菜屬 紫菜属 [zi3 cai4 shu3] /Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)/

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Other forms in these source records: 紫菜屬

  • 紫
    zǐ

    purple / violet

  • 菜
    cài

    vegetable / greens (CL:棵[kē]) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yàng],道[dào],盤|盘[pán]) / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor / (coll.) (one's) type

  • 属
    shǔ

    category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

    zhǔ

    to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.