cǎo

grass; careless; rough

HSK 3 #789

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 789th character
Radical ⾋ (140.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1408

Definitions

草 cǎo
  1. 1. grass
  2. 2. careless
  3. 3. rough
  4. 4. draft (of a document)
  5. 5. manuscript
  6. 6. straw
  7. 7. CL ,zuǒ,zhū,gēn
草 cào
  1. 1. variant of cào

Stroke order

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Words containing 草

Word Meaning
clover; trefoil
to eliminate completely
pastureland
medicinal herb
flowers and plants
to weed
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
grass
plants; vegetation
herbicide; weed killer
sb who goes whichever way the wind blows
sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
herbivore
fig. barren; lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
pasture; forage grass; pasturage
straw hat
army provisions; rations and fodder
to have disregard for human life (idiom)
lawnmower
herb; grass
careless; illegible (of handwriting); slovenly
black cardamom; (dialect) strawberry
toilet paper; rough straw paper; brown paper
straw sandals
water plants; habitat with water source and grass