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谷草

穀草
gǔcǎo
noun #50,681

Meanings

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

Examples

农家用谷草喂牛。
Nóngjiā yòng gǔcǎo wèi niú.
Farmers use straw to feed the cattle.
院子里堆着一垛谷草。
Yuànzi lǐ duīzhe yī duò gǔcǎo.
A stack of straw was piled up in the courtyard.

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

Stroke Order

谷 gǔ
草 cǎo