草 cǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 早 early
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
草
cǎo
grass
Character
Example phrases
- 草很绿。 Cǎo hěn lǜ. The grass is very green.
- 小草长高了。 Xiǎocǎo zhǎng gāo le. The little grass has grown tall.
- 牛在吃草。 Niú zài chī cǎo. The cow is eating grass.