草
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Translingual
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Han character
[edit]草 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 10 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 9 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 廿日十 (TAJ), four-corner 44406, composition ⿱艹早)
Derived characters
[edit]- 愺, 騲(𮪤), 䓥, 𠹊, 𭡶, 𬃸, 𣺞, 𬊳, 𦞻, 𧤣, 𦹯, 𫶱, 𫥬, 𨕡, 𢾳, 𮐍, 𦹸, 𮏱, 𮐌, 𦺏, 𬞁, 𦷖, 𦹵, 𦾠, 𮑅, 𧄳, 𮒠, 𮒇, 𧅭, 𫊘, 𮓆, 𭆍, 𪋛, 𠌓, 𤌸, 𦸶, 𧄣, 𦳕
References
[edit]- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1030, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30945
- Dae Jaweon: page 1489, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3203, character 4
- Unihan data for U+8349
Chinese
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simp. # | 草 | |
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Glyph origin
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sʰuːʔ) : semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 早 (OC *ʔsuːʔ). Originally referred to 皂, and later borrowed for the “grass” sense, replacing 艸.
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-tswa-n (“grass”); cognate with Tibetan རྩྭ (rtswa, “grass”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).
Alternatively, it may be related to 芻 (OC *sʰro, “hay”), from Austroasiatic; compare Mon ချဲ (“grass; weeds; hay”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cao3
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цо (co, II)
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): cau3
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): cau2
- Northern Min (KCR): chǎu
- Eastern Min (BUC): chāu / chō̤
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 5tshau / 3tshau
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cau3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3
- Yale: tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsao
- Palladius: цао (cao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: cao3
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cao
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau⁵³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цо (co, II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔ⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cou2
- Yale: chóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsou2
- Guangdong Romanization: cou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: tau2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰau⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: cau3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau²¹³/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhó
- Hakka Romanization System: coˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: co3
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰo³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: cau2
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰau⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chǎu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chāu / chō̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰau³³/, /t͡sʰo³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- chāu - vernacular;
- chō̤ - literary.
- Southern Min
- chháu - vernacular;
- chhó/chhó͘ - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: co2 / cao2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshó / tsháu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰo⁵²/, /t͡sʰau⁵²/
- co2 - vernacular;
- cao2 - literary.
- Dialectal data
Variety | Location | 草 |
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Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡sʰɑu²¹⁴/ |
Harbin | /t͡sʰau²¹³/ | |
Tianjin | /t͡sʰɑu¹³/ | |
Jinan | /t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵/ | |
Qingdao | /t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵/ | |
Zhengzhou | /t͡sʰau⁵³/ | |
Xi'an | /t͡sʰau⁵³/ | |
Xining | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Yinchuan | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Lanzhou | /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴²/ | |
Ürümqi | /t͡sʰɔ⁵¹/ | |
Wuhan | /t͡sʰau⁴²/ | |
Chengdu | /t͡sʰau⁵³/ | |
Guiyang | /t͡sʰao⁴²/ | |
Kunming | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Nanjing | /t͡sʰɔo²¹²/ | |
Hefei | /t͡sʰɔ²⁴/ | |
Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰau⁵³/ |
Pingyao | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Hohhot | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Wu | Shanghai | /t͡sʰɔ³⁵/ |
Suzhou | /t͡sʰæ⁵¹/ | |
Hangzhou | /t͡sʰɔ⁵³/ | |
Wenzhou | /t͡sʰɜ³⁵/ | |
Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰɔ³⁵/ |
Tunxi | /t͡sʰə³¹/ | |
Xiang | Changsha | /t͡sʰau⁴¹/ |
Xiangtan | /t͡sʰaɯ⁴²/ | |
Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɑu²¹³/ |
Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰau³¹/ |
Taoyuan | /t͡sʰo³¹/ | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰou³⁵/ |
Nanning | /t͡sʰu³⁵/ | |
Hong Kong | /t͡sʰou³⁵/ | |
Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sʰo⁵³/ /t͡sʰau⁵³/ |
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sʰau³²/ | |
Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡sʰau²¹/ | |
Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰau⁵³/ /t͡sʰo⁵³/ | |
Haikou (Hainanese) | /sau²¹³/ |
- Middle Chinese: tshawX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]ˤuʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sʰuːʔ/
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Definitions
[edit]草
- herbaceous plant; herb; weed; wort; grass; forb
- Used in names of some woody plants
- straw
- (Cantonese, slang) marijuana; cannabis; weed
- (dated) countryside; wilderness
- careless; rough; sloppy
- (calligraphy) Short for 草書/草书 (cǎoshū, “cursive script (grass script)”).
- 狂草 ― kuángcǎo ― wild cursive
- common; ordinary
- (dialectal, chiefly of livestock or poultry) female (variant: 騲)
- draft; sketch
- to draft
- (chemistry) oxalic
Synonyms
[edit]Compounds
[edit]- 一草一木
- 三白草
- 三真六草
- 上草 (shàngcǎo)
- 不死草
- 乾草/干草 (gāncǎo)
- 五五憲草/五五宪草
- 井口邊草/井口边草
- 今草
- 仙草 (xiāncǎo)
- 仙草蜜
- 仙鶴草/仙鹤草 (xiānhècǎo)
- 何草不黃/何草不黄
- 依草附木
- 倚草附木
- 偃草
- 具草
- 冬蟲夏草/冬虫夏草 (dōngchóngxiàcǎo)
- 出草 (chūcǎo)
- 刺草
- 削草
- 剗草除根/刬草除根
- 剪草除根
- 割草 (gēcǎo)
- 割草機/割草机 (gēcǎojī)
- 勁草/劲草 (jìngcǎo)
- 勿忘草 (wùwàngcǎo)
- 吃回頭草/吃回头草 (chī huítóucǎo)
- 吃夜草
- 君影草
- 含羞草 (hánxiūcǎo)
- 哈草
- 咸豐草
- 嗩吶草/唢呐草 (suǒnàcǎo)
- 嘗草/尝草
- 坐草
- 報草/报草
- 夏枯草 (xiàkūcǎo)
- 大草原
- 奇花異草/奇花异草 (qíhuāyìcǎo)
- 奏草
- 奧草/奥草
- 宿草
- 寢苫枕草/寝苫枕草
- 寸草
- 寸草不生 (cùncǎobùshēng)
- 寸草不留
- 寸草心
- 寸草春暉/寸草春晖
- 小草
- 屬草稿/属草稿
- 屯糧積草/屯粮积草
- 布草衣服
- 帶草/带草
- 帶草連真/带草连真
- 延齡草/延龄草
- 彩葉草/彩叶草
- 彭巴草原
- 忘憂草/忘忧草 (wàngyōucǎo)
- 惹草拈花
- 惹草沾花
- 惹草沾風/惹草沾风
- 惹草粘花
- 惹草黏花
- 扎草
- 打草兒/打草儿
- 打草驚蛇/打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé)
- 招花惹草
- 拈花惹草 (niānhuārěcǎo)
- 拈花摘草
- 抱草瘟
- 招風惹草/招风惹草
- 指甲草
- 捕蠅草/捕蝇草 (bǔyíngcǎo)
- 探竿影草
- 排香草
- 接骨草 (jiēgǔcǎo, “Chinese elder”)
- 撈稻草/捞稻草
- 撥草尋蛇/拨草寻蛇
- 放牛吃草
- 敗草/败草
- 散血草
- 料草
- 斬草除根/斩草除根 (zhǎncǎochúgēn)
- 斷腸草/断肠草
- 昭和草
- 春草 (chūncǎo)
- 木犀草
- 本草 (běncǎo)
- 本草經/本草经
- 本草綱目/本草纲目 (Běncǎo Gāngmù)
- 本草藥學/本草药学
- 柴草 (cháicǎo)
- 橫草之功/横草之功
- 櫻草/樱草
- 殺人如草/杀人如草
- 毒草 (dúcǎo)
- 毛草
- 水草 (shuǐcǎo)
- 水蘊草/水蕴草
- 沿階草/沿阶草
- 沾風惹草/沾风惹草
- 油點草/油点草
- 浮皮潦草
- 海草 (hǎicǎo)
- 滑草
- 漠南草原
- 漢草/汉草 (hàn-chháu) (Min Nan)
- 漫草
- 潦潦草草
- 潦草
- 潦草塞責/潦草塞责
- 灰頭草面/灰头草面
- 烏拉草/乌拉草
- 焚草
- 熏草紙
- 燈心草/灯心草 (dēngxīncǎo)
- 燈草/灯草
- 燻草/熏草
- 牆上草/墙上草
- 牆花路草/墙花路草
- 牆頭草/墙头草 (qiángtóucǎo)
- 牛膝草 (niúxīcǎo)
- 牧草 (mùcǎo)
- 狂草 (kuángcǎo)
- 狗尾草 (gǒuwěicǎo)
- 狒狒草 (fèifèicǎo)
- 狼尾草
- 猩猩草
- 獨活草/独活草
- 琪花瑤草/琪花瑶草
- 瑞草 (ruìcǎo)
- 瑤草/瑶草
- 瑤草琪花/瑶草琪花
- 瓶爾小草/瓶尔小草
- 甘草 (gāncǎo, “licorice”)
- 甘草人物
- 甘草粉
- 甜根子草
- 異草/异草
- 異草奇花/异草奇花
- 疾風勁草/疾风劲草 (jífēngjìngcǎo)
- 發草/发草
- 發草帖/发草帖
- 白喜草
- 白花草
- 白草
- 百日草 (bǎirìcǎo)
- 百草 (bǎicǎo)
- 百草霜
- 皮草 (pícǎo)
- 益母草 (yìmǔcǎo)
- 盜仙草/盗仙草
- 盤固草/盘固草
- 相思草
- 知風草/知风草
- 石頭草/石头草
- 破草
- 碧草如茵
- 視如草芥/视如草芥
- 視若草芥/视若草芥
- 視草/视草
- 秋草
- 秋草人情
- 稗草
- 穀草/谷草 (gǔcǎo)
- 稻草 (dàocǎo)
- 稻草人 (dàocǎorén)
- 積草屯糧/积草屯粮
- 穢草/秽草
- 穿鼻草約/穿鼻草约
- 立草
- 粗肋草 (cūlècǎo)
- 粘花惹草
- 粟米草 (sùmǐcǎo)
- 糧多草廣/粮多草广
- 糧草/粮草 (liángcǎo)
- 紙草/纸草 (zhǐcǎo)
- 納草納料/纳草纳料
- 紫背草
- 紫草 (zǐcǎo)
- 結縷草/结缕草
- 結草/结草 (jiécǎo)
- 結草啣環/结草衔环
- 結草銜環/结草衔环 (jiécǎo xiánhuán)
- 綠草如茵/绿草如茵
- 繡墩草/绣墩草
- 纈草/缬草 (xiécǎo)
- 羊真孔草
- 美人香草
- 翦草除根
- 肥田草
- 肺草 (fèicǎo)
- 胡蔓草
- 腐草
- 艾草 (àicǎo)
- 芒草 (mángcǎo)
- 花花草草
- 花草 (huācǎo)
- 芳草 (fāngcǎo)
- 芝草 (zhīcǎo)
- 芝草無根/芝草无根
- 茂草
- 茅草 (máocǎo)
- 茅草棚
- 草上霜
- 草上飛/草上飞
- 草人 (cǎorén)
- 草仔粿
- 草偃 (cǎoyǎn)
- 草假名 (cǎojiǎmíng)
- 草偃風從/草偃风从
- 草偃風行/草偃风行
- 草具 (cǎojù)
- 草具之陳/草具之陈
- 草刺兒/草刺儿
- 草創/草创 (cǎochuàng)
- 草包 (cǎobāo)
- 草原 (cǎoyuán)
- 草原氣候/草原气候
- 草叢/草丛 (cǎocóng)
- 草圖/草图 (cǎotú)
- 草團瓢/草团瓢
- 草地 (cǎodì)
- 草坪 (cǎopíng)
- 草堂 (cǎotáng)
- 草堆 (cǎoduī)
- 草埠湖 (Cǎobùhú)
- 草堂詩餘/草堂诗余
- 草場/草场 (cǎochǎng)
- 草墊子/草垫子 (cǎodiànzi)
- 草妖
- 草字 (cǎozì)
- 草字彙/草字汇
- 草字頭兒/草字头儿
- 草寇 (cǎokòu)
- 草實枳/草实枳
- 草寫/草写 (cǎoxiě)
- 草寮
- 草屋 (cǎowū)
- 草履蟲/草履虫 (cǎolǚchóng)
- 草屯 (Cǎotún)
- 草山
- 草嶺古道/草岭古道
- 草市
- 草帚兒/草帚儿
- 草帽 (cǎomào)
- 草帽緶/草帽缏 (cǎomàobiàn)
- 草店 (Cǎodiàn)
- 草底兒/草底儿
- 草廬/草庐
- 草廬三顧/草庐三顾
- 草房 (cǎofáng)
- 草把
- 草擬/草拟 (cǎonǐ)
- 草料 (cǎoliào)
- 草昧 (cǎomèi)
- 草書/草书 (cǎoshū)
- 草木 (cǎomù)
- 草木樨 (cǎomùxī)
- 草木灰 (cǎomùhuī)
- 草木皆兵 (cǎomùjiēbīng)
- 草木知威
- 草木驚心/草木惊心
- 草本 (cǎoběn)
- 草本植物 (cǎoběn zhíwù)
- 草東/草东 (Cǎodōng)
- 草案 (cǎo'àn)
- 草根 (cǎogēn)
- 草根大使
- 草棉 (cǎomián)
- 草棚 (cǎopéng)
- 草榻
- 草標兒/草标儿
- 草橋店/草桥店
- 草檄
- 草次
- 草民 (cǎomín)
- 草泥馬/草泥马 (cǎonímǎ)
- 草港 (Cǎogǎng)
- 草滿囹圄/草满囹圄
- 草澤/草泽 (cǎozé)
- 草澤醫/草泽医
- 草灰 (cǎohuī)
- 草炭 (cǎotàn)
- 草烏/草乌
- 荒煙蔓草/荒烟蔓草
- 草率 (cǎoshuài)
- 草率將事/草率将事
- 草率收兵 (cǎoshuàishōubīng)
- 草甸子 (cǎodiànzi)
- 草略 (cǎolüè)
- 草皮 (cǎopí)
- 草盤地/草盘地 (Cǎopándì)
- 草石蠶/草石蚕
- 草科
- 草稿 (cǎogǎo)
- 草窩棚/草窝棚
- 草竊/草窃
- 草篆
- 草簽/草签 (cǎoqiān)
- 草約/草约 (cǎoyuē)
- 草紇繨/草纥𫄤
- 草紙/草纸 (cǎozhǐ)
- 草綠/草绿 (cǎolǜ)
- 草編/草编 (cǎobiān)
- 草聖/草圣
- 草腹菜腸/草腹菜肠
- 草臺班子/草台班子 (cǎotái bānzi)
- 草舍 (cǎoshè)
- 草船
- 草芥 (cǎojiè)
- 草花蛇
- 草茅
- 草茅之臣
- 荒草 (huāngcǎo)
- 茜草 (qiàncǎo)
- 草草 (cǎocǎo)
- 草荒 (cǎohuāng)
- 草荐 (cǎojiàn)
- 草草了事 (cǎocǎoliǎoshì)
- 草莽 (cǎomǎng)
- 草莓 (cǎoméi)
- 草莽英雄
- 草菅 (cǎojiān)
- 草萊/草莱
- 草菇 (cǎogū)
- 草菴/草庵
- 草菅人命 (cǎojiānrénmìng)
- 草葉集/草叶集
- 草蓆/草席 (cǎoxí)
- 草薙禽獮/草剃禽狝
- 草藥/草药 (cǎoyào)
- 草藤
- 草蘭/草兰
- 草蛭
- 草蜻蛉
- 草蜘蛛
- 草蝦/草虾 (cǎoxiā)
- 草螽
- 草蟲/草虫 (cǎochóng)
- 草行露宿
- 草衣
- 草衣木食
- 草裙舞 (cǎoqúnwǔ)
- 草詔/草诏 (cǎozhào)
- 草賊/草贼 (cǎozéi)
- 草質莖/草质茎 (cǎozhìjīng)
- 荒郊草野
- 草鄙
- 草酸 (cǎosuān)
- 草里 (Cǎolǐ)
- 草野 (cǎoyě)
- 草長鶯飛/草长莺飞
- 草間求活/草间求活
- 草隸/草隶
- 草雞/草鸡 (cǎojī)
- 草雞毛/草鸡毛
- 草雞蛋/草鸡蛋
- 草靡風行/草靡风行
- 草鞋 (cǎoxié)
- 草鞋親/草鞋亲
- 草鞋錢/草鞋钱
- 草頭大王/草头大王
- 草頭天子/草头天子
- 草頭方兒/草头方儿
- 草頭神/草头神
- 草頭藥/草头药
- 草頭露/草头露
- 草驢/草驴 (cǎolǘ)
- 草體/草体 (cǎotǐ)
- 草魚/草鱼 (cǎoyú)
- 莽榛蔓草
- 莠狗尾草
- 莎草 (suōcǎo)
- 莝草
- 莽草 (mǎngcǎo)
- 菁芳草
- 菸草/烟草 (yāncǎo)
- 萱草 (xuāncǎo)
- 落草 (luòcǎo)
- 落草為寇/落草为寇 (luòcǎowéikòu)
- 落草為盜/落草为盗
- 蓑草 (suōcǎo)
- 蒲草
- 蒿草 (hāocǎo)
- 蓍草 (shīcǎo)
- 蔓徑荒草/蔓径荒草
- 蔓草 (màncǎo)
- 蕙草
- 藍姑草/蓝姑草
- 藎草/荩草 (jìncǎo)
- 薰草
- 藉草枕塊/借草枕块
- 藥草/药草 (yàocǎo)
- 蘭草/兰草 (láncǎo)
- 虎耳草 (hǔ'ěrcǎo)
- 蚰蜒草
- 蜈蚣草
- 蟋蟀草
- 蟲草/虫草 (chóngcǎo)
- 觀音草/观音草
- 諫草/谏草
- 豐草/丰草
- 豬籠草/猪笼草 (zhūlóngcǎo)
- 豬鬃草/猪鬃草
- 起草 (qǐcǎo)
- 車前草/车前草
- 車葉草/车叶草
- 車軸草/车轴草
- 輕塵弱草/轻尘弱草
- 返魂草
- 通草 (tōngcǎo)
- 通草灰
- 通草紙/通草纸
- 連錢草/连钱草
- 酢漿草/酢浆草
- 野有蔓草
- 野草 (yěcǎo)
- 野草叢生/野草丛生
- 野草閒花/野草闲花
- 金梅草
- 金瘡小草/金疮小草
- 金盞草/金盏草 (jīnzhǎncǎo)
- 金線草/金线草
- 金魚草/金鱼草 (jīnyúcǎo)
- 銜環結草/衔环结草
- 銀線草/银线草
- 鋤草/锄草 (chúcǎo)
- 鋸齒草/锯齿草
- 鍘草/铡草
- 鍘草機/铡草机
- 長林豐草/长林丰草
- 閒花野草/闲花野草
- 閭巷草野/闾巷草野
- 除草 (chúcǎo)
- 除草劑/除草剂 (chúcǎojì)
- 除蟲草/除虫草
- 隨心草兒/随心草儿
- 隰草
- 隱身草兒/隐身草儿
- 隸草/隶草
- 雜草/杂草 (zácǎo)
- 雜草叢生/杂草丛生
- 露草
- 青草 (qīngcǎo)
- 青草湖
- 非草書/非草书
- 章草
- 風兵草甲/风兵草甲
- 風吹草低/风吹草低
- 風吹草動/风吹草动 (fēngchuīcǎodòng)
- 風燭草露/风烛草露
- 風草/风草
- 風行草偃/风行草偃 (fēngxíngcǎoyǎn)
- 風行草從/风行草从
- 風行草靡/风行草靡
- 飯糗茹草/饭糗茹草
- 香草 (xiāngcǎo)
- 香草精 (xiāngcǎojīng)
- 香草美人
- 香草醛 (xiāngcǎoquán)
- 馬頭草檄/马头草檄
- 驚蛇入草/惊蛇入草
- 鬥百草/斗百草
- 鬥草/斗草
- 鬼針草/鬼针草
- 魏顆結草/魏颗结草
- 魚腥草/鱼腥草 (yúxīngcǎo)
- 鳳尾草/凤尾草
- 鴨舌草/鸭舌草
- 鴨跖草/鸭跖草 (yāzhícǎo)
- 鵝掌草/鹅掌草
- 鵝觀草/鹅观草
- 鶯飛草長/莺飞草长
- 鹽酸草/盐酸草
- 鹿草 (Lùcǎo)
- 鹿草鄉/鹿草乡
- 鼠麴草/鼠曲草
- 龍牙草/龙牙草 (lóngyácǎo)
- 龍舌草/龙舌草
- 龍鬚草/龙须草
Descendants
[edit]Others:
- Vietnamese: tháu (“scrawling”)
Etymology 2
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of 草 – see 皂 (“black; acorn; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 皂). |
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3
- Yale: tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsao
- Palladius: цао (cao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
[edit]草
Etymology 4
[edit]Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 草 (kusa, “LOL”). See the Japanese entry for more information.
As an interjection, this term is easily confused with the native “fuck” sense above. To distinguish between the two senses, 中國語/中国语 (Zhōngguóyǔ, “Chinese”) and 日本語/日本语 (Rìběnyǔ, “Japanese”) are usually put in parentheses following the term to specify which sense is intended.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3
- Yale: tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsao
- Palladius: цао (cao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
[edit]草
References
[edit]- “草”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
[edit]Kanji
[edit]Readings
[edit]- Go-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)←さう (sau, historical)
- Kan-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)←さう (sau, historical)
- Kun: くさ (kusa, 草, Jōyō)
- Nanori: そ (so); や (ya); かや (kaya); しげ (shige)
Compounds
[edit]- 篝火草 (kagaribisō): cyclamen
- 霞草 (kasumisō)
- 鹿の子草 (kanokosō): valerian
- 甘草 (kanzō): licorice
- 吉草 (kissō): valerian
- 纈草 (kessō): valerian
- 香草 (kōsō): fragrant herb
- 嫩草 (donsō): young grass
- 波布草 (habusō): coffee senna
- 菠薐草 (hōrensō): spinach
- 薬草 (yakusō): medicinal herb or plants
- 緑草 (ryokusō): lush green grass
- 霊草 (reisō): mysterious or mystical herb or plants
- 草書 (sōsho): grass script (cursive writing)
- 穀草 (kokusō): cereal, rice grasses
- 草原 (sōgen): grassland, meadow
Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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草 |
くさ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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艸 (uncommon) |
From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kusa. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.[1] Possibly cognate with Korean 꽃 (kkot, “flower”).
The development of the fake, amateur senses is unclear.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- grass
- a weed
- a herb
- a scout, a spy (from the way one would hide in the grass to observe enemy troops)
- (figurative, slang, rare) pubic hair
Derived terms
[edit]- 草冠 (kusakanmuri): "grass crown"
- 草木 (kusaki): grass(es) and trees - plants
- 草薙の剣 (Kusanaki no Tsurugi): Kusanagi no Tsurugi
- 駒草 (komakusa): Dicentra peregrina
- 七草の節句 (nanakusa no sekku): the festival of seven herbs
- 豚草 (butakusa): common ragweed
- ぺんぺん草 (penpengusa): shepherd's purse
- 鎧草 (yoroigusa): Angelica dahurica
Prefix
[edit]- a fake, a mimic, not the real thing
- 草蜉蝣
- kusakagerō
- a lacewing fly (literally, “fake or mimic dragonfly”, from the visual resemblance)
- 草蜉蝣
- amateur, small-time
- 草野球、草競馬
- kusayakyū, kusakeiba
- amateur or pick-up baseball, small-time horse-racing
- 草野球、草競馬
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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草 |
そう Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
/sau/ → /sɔː/ → /soː/
From Middle Chinese 草 (MC tshawX).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- grass
- a draft, a rough copy
- cursive, calligraphy in a running hand
- something unofficial, an informal abbreviation or knock-off
Synonyms
[edit]- (draft): 草案 (sōan)
- (cursive): 草書 (sōsho, a document), 草仮名 (sōgana, phonetic man'yōgana characters written in cursive)
Etymology 3
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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草 |
くさ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
From the resemblance of multiple repetitions of w (w, “LOL”) to grass: wwwwwwwww.
Possibly influenced by the term くすくす (kusukusu), an adverb indicating stifled laughter. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Phrase
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 大草原 (daisōgen, literally “great fields of grass”)
- 草生える (kusa haeru, literally “grass grows”)
- 草不可避 (kusa fukahi, literally “grass is unavoidable”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “草・艸”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [초]
Hanja
[edit]Vietnamese
[edit]Han character
[edit]草: Hán Nôm readings: thảo, tháu, xáo
- chữ Hán form of thảo (“grass; herbs; draft”).
- chữ Hán form of Thảo (“a female given name”).
- 阮氏芳草 ― Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo
Compounds
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