Showing 草 (simplified form of 艸)
草
Character
grass; thin green plants that cover the ground
Readings and meanings
- grass; thin green plants that cover the ground
Examples
草很绿，很漂亮。
cǎo hěn lǜ, hěn piào liang
The grass is green and very pretty.
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我们坐在草上聊天。
wǒ men zuò zài cǎo shàng liáo tiān
We sit on the grass and talk.
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Words that use “草” as cǎo
草地cǎo dìan open area of land covered with grass, like in a parkWordHSK 2草原cǎo yuána big open area of land covered with grassWordHSK 5潦草liáo cǎodone too fast and not carefullyWordHSK 7–9稻草dào cǎothe dry stems of rice plants, left after the rice is cutWordHSK 7–9草坪cǎo píngan area of short green grass in a park or gardenWordHSK 7–9草案cǎo àna draftWordHSK 7–9起草qǐ cǎoto write the first form of a plan, letter, or contractWordHSK 7–9奇花异草qí huā yì cǎospecial and beautiful flowers and plants that are hard to findWordHSK 7–9
cào
cao4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewedThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cǎo.
- to treat carelessly (as in 草率)
Stroke order
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