Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/草-căo-grass

草 căo grass in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

This character itself involves a common radical. The radical is 艸 căo “grass,” which is written 草 when it occurs as an independent word. When it occurs as a radical at the top of a character, the “grass” radical is written as 艹 and is then known as 草字头 (草字頭) căozìtóu “top made up of the character 草.” Phonetic is 早 zăo “early”. Distinguish 草 from 早.

Examples

• 草 căo grass [N]
• 一根草 yìgēn căo a blade of grass
• 花草 huācăo flowers and grass [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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