草 cǎo▶ grass

Measure word

棵, 撮, 株, 根

Stroke order

草 is written in 9 strokes.

• 草

Senses

1. grass
2. straw
3. manuscript
4. draft (of a document)
5. careless
6. rough

Example sentences

• 小狗在草上玩。Xiǎo gǒu zài cǎo shàng wán.The puppy is playing on the grass.
• 草是绿色的。Cǎo shì lǜsè de.The grass is green.

Related words

• 草案draft
• 草率cursory; jerry
• 起草Draft

草 is pronounced cǎo and means “grass”.

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