茭白 jiāo bái

water bamboo; edible stem of wild rice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Manchurian wild rice 菰gū, aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

Characters

Character Meaning
茭 jiāo
Zizania aquatica
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure