wō sǔn

Traditional: 萵筍

莴笋 (wō sǔn) is a Chinese word meaning “celtuce; stem lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina), aka Chinese lettuce”.

Meanings

  1. 1celtuce; stem lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. asparagina), aka Chinese lettuce

Characters in 莴笋

莴wō · used in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1 ju4]笋sǔn · bamboo shoot

Related words

莴苣lettuce (Lactuca sativa)芦笋asparagus笋bamboo shoot笋variant of 筍|笋[sun3]竹笋bamboo shoot笋尖bamboo shoot tip冬笋winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)莴used in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1 ju4]石笋stalagmite雨后春笋lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth春笋springtime bamboo shoots玉米笋baby corn

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