茭白

Traditional form:

茭白

Pinyin (reading):

jiāobái

Definitions:

• Manchurian wild rice 菰 (gū), aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot

Characters:

• 茭 - an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica
• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

Traditional characters:

• 茭 - an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica
• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright