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
evening primrose
daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
to mow grass; to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
fig. to womanize; to sow one's wild oats
raffia (loanword)
to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord
to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord
futile attempt to gain profit; to fish for a straw
futile attempt to gain profit; to fish for a straw
one's last hope; (one's) last straw to clutch at
to eliminate completely
Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine
divot (golf)
divot (golf)
Chinese materia medica; a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine
Compendium of Materia Medica; classic herb book
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen lǐ shí zhēn
Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)
thatched roof
thatched roof
dry grass; withered grass