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粗 (cū): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 粗

Carelessness

Indicates lack of care or attention

粗心 • cū xīn • careless • HSK 4

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

cū粗

xīn心

cuò错

guò

Information

Pinyincū

Meaningcoarse, thick, rough

Strokes11

Radical米

Traditional麤

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#967

Zhuyinㄘㄨ

UnicodeU+7C97

CangjieFDBM

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Rice (米) that is coarse or rough (且) — indicating something unrefined or thick.

cū粗

xīn心

careless

粗心大意 • cū xīn dà yì • Careless / Negligent • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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cū粗

xīn心

dà大

yì意

Careless / Negligent

Coarseness or Rudeness

Indicates roughness (physical or behavioral)

粗糙 • cū cāo • coarse • HSK 5

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cū粗

cāo糙

coarse

粗鲁 • cū lǔ • rough; rude; boorish • HSK 6

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cū粗

lǔ鲁

rough; rude; boorish

粗暴 • cū bào • rough / brutal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cū粗

bào暴

rough / brutal

过

le了

zhòng重

yào要

de的

huì会

yì议

。

He missed the important meeting because of carelessness.

Tā他

shēng生

qì气

shí时

rěn忍

bù不

zhù住

shuō说

le了

jǐ几

jù句

cū粗

huà话

。

He couldn't help saying a few swear words when he was angry.

wǒ我

cū粗

lüè略

dì地

kàn看

le了

yī一

xià下

zhè这

běn本

shū书

。

I glanced through the book roughly.

zhè这

kuài块

mù木

tou头

de的

biǎo表

miàn面

hěn很

cū粗

cāo糙

。

The surface of this piece of wood is very rough.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

bù布

de的

zhì质

dì地

hěn很

cū粗

。

The texture of this cloth is very coarse.

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粮liánggrain, food, provisions
粳jīngnon-glutinous rice
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糖tángsugar
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