Eggplant in Chinese (Mandarin): 茄子 (qiézi)
茄子
qiézi
eggplant
- Simplified
- 茄子
- Traditional
- 茄子
- Pinyin
- qiézi
- Typed as
- qiezi
Use it in a sentence
茄子是紫色的。
The eggplant is purple.
The characters in 茄子
茄
Eggplant. 艹 (grass) is on top.
8 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
When taking a photo, Chinese speakers say 茄子 because it makes you smile, the way English speakers say "cheese".
More examples with 茄子
奶奶做了茄子。
Nǎinai zuò le qiézi.
Grandma cooked eggplant.
一、二、三，茄子！
Yī, èr, sān, qiézi!
One, two, three, cheese!
How to write 茄子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
茄 8 strokes
子 3 strokes
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