草

On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A2.

cǎo ㄘㄠˇ

    • grass
    • straw
    • manuscript
    • draft (of a document)
    • careless
    • rough

Classifiers (measure words)

grass

Usually

Less often

straw

Usually

Less often

Other words read cǎo

In the same tone

  • 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字头儿
  • 懆 cǎo anxious

cao with other tones

  • 操 cāo grasp
  • 曹 cáo class or grade
  • 槽 cáo trough
  • 漕 cáo watercourse
  • 嘈 cáo bustling

All 13 words read cao in any tone

How 草 is written

    部首 radical
    艹 a form of 艸
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    艹早
    形旁 meaning
    艹
    声旁 sound
    早

    Words with 草

    Starting with 草

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    Ending with 草

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    Containing 草

    • 中草药 zhōngcǎoyào Chinese herbal medicine
    • 除草剂 chúcǎojì weed killer
    • 风吹草动 fēngchuīcǎodòng grass stirring in the wind
    • 斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn eliminate completely
    • 本草纲目 běncǎogāngmù Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李时珍 lǐshízhēn

    All 47 words containing 草

    Words with 草

    Starting with 草

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    Ending with 草

    All 127 words ending with 草

    Containing 草

    • 中草藥 zhōngcǎoyào Chinese herbal medicine
    • 除草劑 chúcǎojì weed killer
    • 風吹草動 fēngchuīcǎodòng grass stirring in the wind
    • 斬草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn eliminate completely
    • 本草綱目 běncǎogāngmù Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李时珍 lǐshízhēn

    All 47 words containing 草

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