茄

qiéjiā

eggplant

How to write 茄, stroke by stroke

qié: eggplant
jiā: phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾 is more common

Pictophonetic: semantic 艹 (plant), phonetic 加

Made of 艹 + 加

番茄fān qiétomato
茄子qié zieggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"
番茄酱fān qié jiàngketchup; tomato sauce
番茄汁fān qié zhītomato juice
茄克衫jiā kè shānjacket
雪茄烟xuě jiā yāncigar
雪茄头xuě jiā tóucigarette lighter plug (inserted in a car's cigarette lighter socket to draw power)
烧茄子shāo qié zistewed eggplant
玫瑰茄méi gui qiéroselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
茄科qié kēSolanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)
茄红素qié hóng sùLycopene
颠茄diān qiédeadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

番茄是蔬菜而不是水果。
fān qié shì shū cài ér bú shì shuǐ guǒ 。
The tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit.
茄子，胡萝卜，西红柿。
qié zi ， hú luó bo ， xī hóng shì 。
Eggplant, carrot, tomato.
茄汁意粉是小朋友的最爱。
qié zhī yì fěn shì xiǎo péng yǒu de zuì ài 。
Kids love pasta in tomato sauce.
你喜欢抽雪茄吗？
nǐ xǐ huan chōu xuě qié ma ？
Do you like cigarettes?
我阿姨在她的花园种蕃茄。
wǒ ā yí zài tā de huā yuán zhǒng fān qié 。
My aunt grows tomatoes in her garden.