刍荛

芻蕘

chúráo

noun

Meanings

1 grass-cutters and woodcutters
2 humble common people

Characters

firewood; to gather firewood

Examples

HSK 7-9

古代的君王有时也会听取刍荛的意见。

Gǔdài de jūnwáng yǒushí yě huì tīngqǔ chúráo de yìjian.

Rulers of old sometimes listened to the views of grass-cutters and woodcutters too.

HSK 7-9

以上只是刍荛之见，仅供大家参考。

Yǐshàng zhǐshì chúráo zhī jiàn, jǐn gōng dàjiā cānkǎo.

The above is only my humble opinion, offered for your reference.

Tips

history

From the Book of Songs: 先民有言，询于刍荛 ‘the ancients had a saying: consult even the grass-cutters and woodcutters’. Hence 刍荛之见, a modest way to offer one’s own view.

Stroke Order

刍 chú

荛 ráo