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Cabbage (red) - Harbourside Market, Wellington, New Zealand - DSC09856
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Daderot
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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2013-365-219 New Garden Harvest (9464324056)
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cogdogblog
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CC BY 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Modra kapusta po poznansku
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MOs810
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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紫甘蓝

紫甘藍
zǐgānlán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 red cabbage
  2. 2 purple cabbage

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A tight, round cabbage with deep purple leaves. It turns blue when cooked unless vinegar is added, so it is often shredded raw into salads.

Also called  红甘蓝

Examples

HSK 5
Zǐgānlán shālā yánsè hěn piàoliang.
Red cabbage salad has a beautiful color.
HSK 7-9
Zǐgānlán fùhán huāqīngsù.
Red cabbage is rich in anthocyanins.

Stroke Order

紫 zǐ
甘 gān
蓝 lán