CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

艹

 

 

3 strokes ( 艹 )

ㄘㄠ3 (cao3)

cǎo

 

艹 = grass (radical 140) - var. of 艸 => photographic representation of grass [艸 high grass]; as a radical it occurs over words related directly or indirectly to grass and plants, as in 茶 (tea)

related: 木 , 茶 , 艸

 

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