豌豆, photo 1 of 2
豌豆, photo 2 of 2

Photo credit

Photo
NCI peas in pod
By
Renee Comet (photographer) AV Number: AV-9400-4164
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
Doperwt rijserwt peulen Pisum sativum
By
Rasbak
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

豌豆

wāndòu
noun #11,245

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pea

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables · In season: spring

Fresh green peas, sold in the pod in spring and shelled for stir-fries. Peas cooked soft top Chongqing pea noodles, and dried peas make a cool, sweet pea cake in Beijing.

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒ xǐhuan chī wāndòu chǎo ròu.
I like to eat stir-fried peas with meat.
HSK 5
Wāndòu shì yì zhǒng hěn yǒu yíngyǎng de shūcài.
Peas are a very nutritious vegetable.

Tips

memory
豌 only appears in 豌豆 -- if you see it, it's always about peas. The 豆 (bean) radical tells you it's a legume.

In Pop Culture

豌豆射手 Wāndòu Shèshǒu
Peashooter
iconic plant from Plants vs. Zombies

Stroke Order

豌 wān
豆 dòu