榨菜 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

zhàcài

pickled mustard tuber

zhà to press or extract juices

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 窄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 搾.

木 Meaning component

mù tree

窄 Sound component

zhǎi narrow

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	ʔsraːɡs

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 采 represents the sound.

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

采 Sound component

cǎi gather, pick

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Baxter-Sagart	tshojH	s.r̥ˤəʔ-s	vegetables

艸之可食者。从艸采聲。