莼菜

Traditional form:

蓴菜

Pinyin (reading):

chúncài

Definitions:

• water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant

Characters:

• 莼 - an edible water plant; Brasenia
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food

Traditional characters:

• 蓴 - an edible water plant; Brasenia
• 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food