cǎo = c + ao3
variant of 草[cao3]
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cǎo = c + ao3
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
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cào = c + ao4
variant of 肏[cao4]
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How to pronounce 草

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

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= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

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草 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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zǎo = z + ao3
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely
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Characters with 草 as component

草 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 草

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strawberry / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (Tw) hickey / love bite
tobacco

Sentences with 草

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cǎo / cào

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