cǎo

grass, straw, thatch, herbs

HSK 3 #789

DEFINITIONS

草 cǎo
  • variant of 草[cao3]
  • grass
  • straw
  • manuscript
  • draft (of a document)
  • careless
  • rough
  • CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
草 cào
  • variant of 肏[cao4]

STROKES

WORDS

标 cǎo biāo (old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.
標 cǎo biāo (old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.
民 cǎo mín the grass roots; the hoi polloi
泥马 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse; used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
泥馬 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse; used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
满囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
爬子 cǎo pá zi tick (zoology)
率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
珊瑚 cǎo shān hú Sarcandra glabra (botany)
甸 cǎo diàn meadow
石蚕 cǎo shí cán Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
石蠶 cǎo shí cán Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
码 cǎo mǎ the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
碼 cǎo mǎ the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
秆 cǎo gǎn straw; grain stalks
稈 cǎo gǎn straw; grain stalks
紙 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper
绿篱莺 cǎo lǜ lí yīng (bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)
綠籬鶯 cǎo lǜ lí yīng (bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)
編 cǎo biān straw weaving
耙 cǎo pá a rake
船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
芥人命 cǎo jiè rén mìng see 草菅人命[cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4]
了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì to rush through the work; to get through a thing carelessly