cǎo
grass
Pictograph of blades of grass.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 艸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
grass | ||
draft (legislation, proposal etc) | ||
strawberry | ||
lawn | ||
tobacco |
Component uses
Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 31.8276% of movies
1117th most common character in movies
789th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 6 |
Unicode | U+8278 |
Shuowen | “艸,百芔也。从二屮。” |
Sources
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