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莎草 (shā cǎo): Sedge grass (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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莎 • shā • kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats

shā莎

kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats

草 • cǎo • grass • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

cǎo草

grass

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Pinyinshā cǎo

Meaningsedge grass

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Words with 莎

莎拉ShālāSarah (name)
莎车ShāchēShache (a county in Xinjiang)
玛莎拉蒂mǎ shā lā dìMaserati (car brand)
莎士比亚ShāshìbǐyàShakespeare

Words with 草

草地cǎo dìlawn
草原cǎo yuángrassland
草案cǎo àndraft; ground plan
草率cǎo shuàicareless; perfunctory; rash

起草

qǐ cǎo

draft; draw up; write out

潦草liáo cǎocareless / sloppy

稻草dào cǎostraw

草丛cǎo cóngGrass

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Example Sentences with 莎草

Shā莎

cǎo草

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

cháng常

yòng用

lái来

zuò做

yǔ雨

yī衣

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Sedge grass was often used to make raincoats in ancient times.