谷草

穀草

gǔcǎo

noun #50,681

Meanings

1 straw (from grain crops)
2 rice or millet straw used as fodder/bedding

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

农家用谷草喂牛。

Nóngjiā yòng gǔcǎo wèi niú.

Farmers use straw to feed the cattle.

HSK 7-9

院子里堆着一垛谷草。

Yuànzi lǐ duī zhe yī duò gǔcǎo.

A stack of straw was piled up in the courtyard.

Tips

mistakes

Note: 谷 here is the simplified form of 穀 (grain) - so 谷草 means "grain straw," not "valley grass." Compare 山谷 (valley), where 谷 is its own original character meaning "valley." The simplified script merges both.

Stroke Order

谷 gǔ

草 cǎo