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草

cǎo
noun HSK 2 #3,001

Meanings

  1. 1 grass; straw
  2. 2 draft; rough

Characters

草
cǎo
grass; straw; draft
Grass radical 艹 + 早 (early) — plants that appear early in spring

Examples

公园里的草很绿。
Gōngyuán lǐ de cǎo hěn lǜ.
The grass in the park is very green.
请勿踩草地。
Qǐng wù cǎi cǎodì.
Please do not step on the grass.

Tips

usage
The grass radical (艹) on top of characters usually indicates a plant connection: 花 (flower), 茶 (tea), 药 (medicine), 菜 (vegetable), 蓝 (blue — originally from a plant dye).

Stroke Order

草 cǎo