HSK 2

(cǎo): grass, straw, thatch

cǎo

grass, straw, thatch

Pinyin

cǎo

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

grass, straw, thatch

How to Write (cǎo)

is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 艹 (grass) carries the meaning, and 早 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

grass, weed, plant, herb
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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

草案

cǎoàn

草率

cǎoshuài

起草

qǐcǎo

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