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

三叶 sān yè cǎo clover; trefoil
除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
场 cǎo chǎng pastureland
yào cǎo medicinal herb
huā cǎo flowers and plants
chú cǎo to weed
根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.)
qīng cǎo grass
木 cǎo mù vegetation; plants
剂 chú cǎo jì weed killer; herbicide
墙头 qiáng tóu cǎo sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of their own; easily swayed person; opportunist
含羞 hán xiū cǎo mimosa; sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
动物 shí cǎo dòng wù herbivore
不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren
mù cǎo pasture; forage grass; pasturage
帽 cǎo mào straw hat
liáng cǎo army provisions; rations and fodder
菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng to have disregard for human life (idiom)
机 jiǎn cǎo jī lawnmower
本 cǎo běn grass; herb
liáo cǎo careless; slovenly; illegible (of handwriting)
果 cǎo guǒ black cardamom; (dialect) strawberry
纸 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper; toilet paper; brown paper
鞋 cǎo xié straw sandals
shuǐ cǎo water plants; habitat with water source and grass