干菜

Traditional form:

乾菜

Pinyin (reading):

gāncài

Definitions:

• dried vegetable

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food