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草

Character

草 cǎo · cào

HSK 2Character2 readings

grass; thin green plants that cover the ground

Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 早
Traditional
艸
Frequency
#830 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

cǎoMain readingcàoRare reading

cǎo

cao3Main readingHSK 2
  1. 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.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我们坐在草上聊天。

    wǒ men zuò zài cǎo shàng liáo tiān

    We sit on the grass and talk.

    AI-generated sentence

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 readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cǎo.

  1. to treat carelessly (as in 草率)

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 草

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Same radical 艹

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