banana or plantain

Animated Stroke Order 蕉

蕉 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 蕉

蕉 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
huan
chī
xīn
xiān
de
xiāng
jiāo

I like to eat fresh bananas.

2
jiāo
yòng
lái
zuò
měi
wèi
de
cài
yáo

Plantains can be used to make delicious dishes.

3
jiāo
yòng
lái
bāo
guǒ
shí

Banana leaves can be used to wrap food.

4
zhè
shì
xiāng
jiāo

This is a banana.

5
huān
chī
xiāng
jiāo

I like to eat bananas.

6
xiāng
jiāo
hán
jiǎ
yuán
duì
jiàn
kāng
yǒu

Bananas are rich in potassium, which is beneficial for health.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes15
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#601
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+8549
CangjieTIOF
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality