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
草案
cǎo'àn
draft; draft proposal
Characters in this word
案 àn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这份法律草案仍处于征求意见阶段，条文可能继续调整。 Zhè fèn fǎlǜ cǎo'àn réng chǔ yú zhēngqiú yìjiàn jiēduàn, tiáowén kěnéng jìxù tiáozhěng. This legal draft is still at the public consultation stage, and its provisions may continue to be adjusted.
- 老师把活动计划的草案发给了大家。 Lǎoshī bǎ huódòng jìhuà de cǎo'àn fā gěi le dàjiā. The teacher sent everyone the draft of the activity plan.
- 草案写好后，还要经过大家讨论才能通过。 Cǎo'àn xiě hǎo hòu, hái yào jīngguò dàjiā tǎolùn cái néng tōngguò. Once the draft is written, it still has to be discussed by everyone before it can be approved.
Related words
- 草 cǎo grass
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn
- 草原 cǎoyuán grassland
- 草丛 cǎocóng grass thicket; clump of grass
- 草坪 cǎopíng lawn
- 草率 cǎoshuài careless; hasty
- 草药 cǎoyào herbal medicine; medicinal herb
- 稻草 dàocǎo rice straw; straw
- 潦草 liáocǎo hasty; careless; illegible
- 起草 qǐcǎo to draft; to draw up
- 答案 dá'àn answer
- 方案 fāng'àn plan