草 (cǎo): Grass — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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草=艹grass+早early

Plants (艹) that are as early and quick as the morning (早) dew — meaning grass or hastily.

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HSK Vocabulary: 草

HSK words that contain this character.

草案

cǎo àn

draft; ground plan

HSK 6

草率

cǎo shuài

careless; perfunctory; rash

HSK 6

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 草 is used in context

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

yáng阳

tái台

shàng上

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draft; draw up; write out

HSK 6

She likes to grow flowers and plants on the balcony.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

cǎo草

dì地

shàng上

kuài快

lè乐

de地

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

The children are playing happily on the lawn.

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

zài在

cǎo草

dì地

shang上

pǎo跑

。

The puppy is running on the grass.

měng蒙

gǔ古

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

niú牛

yáng羊

chéng成

qún群

。

There are herds of cattle and sheep on the Mongolian grassland.

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