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粗

cū

thick; rough

HSK 4 · Topic “Size and color”
A thick rope beside a thread
Memory picture

Character

粗 cū

Strokes
11
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这根绳很粗。 Zhè gēn shéng hěn cū. This rope is very thick.
  • 他声音很粗。 Tā shēngyīn hěn cū. His voice is very rough.
  • 粗笔不好写。 Cū bǐ bù hǎo xiě. A thick pen is hard to write with.

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