What does 草 mean in Chinese?

草 (cǎo) means "grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; ,撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 草?

草 is pronounced "cǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 草?

草 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 草?

Common words with 草 include 乳草 (milkweeds (genus Asclepias)), 干草 (hay), 仙草 (medicinal herb (genus Mesona)), 出草 ((of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition), 割草 (mow grass).

How do you write 草?

草 has 9 strokes. Its radical is 艹. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

草 (cǎo), grass

草

cǎo

grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document)

HSK 2classifier9 strokes

Character Breakdown

草 = 艹 + 早

Plants in early morning — grass

Radical: 艹 (no. 140)Strokes: 9

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Definitions

(classifier) grass
straw
manuscript
draft (of a document)
careless
rough
,撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]

Classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn)

Example Sentences

草地上有很多花。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu hěn duō huā

There are many flowers on the grass

Words Containing 草

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
乳草	rǔ cǎo	milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
干草	gān cǎo	hay
仙草	xiān cǎo	medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
出草	chū cǎo	(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
割草	gē cǎo	mow grass
劲草	jìng cǎo	tough upright grass
三棱草	sān léng cǎo	sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
三叶草	sān yè cǎo	clover
中草药	zhōng cǎo yào	Chinese herbal medicine
剪草机	jiǎn cǎo jī	grass mower

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Related Words

稿子(gǎo zi)· draft of a document

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打草(dǎ cǎo)· to mow grass

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刍(chú)· to mow or cut grass

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荐(jiàn)· to recommend

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 2

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草

cǎo