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粗cū

coarse. 11 strokes, radical 米, first met in HSK 4.

Pinyin cūStrokes 11Radical 米Band HSK 4Words 2

How to write 粗

Strokes 1–6 write 米, then strokes 7–11 write 且.

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Stroke order chart for 粗 — 11 strokes, radical 米

Write 粗 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 粗 · the stroke-order rules

What 粗 is made of

米 (mǐ, rice) and 且 (qiě, moreover).

米 carries the meaning — grain — and 且 carries the sound.

Words that use 粗

粗(cū) coarse
摸起来不光滑,颗粒比较大

这条麻线摸起来比较粗。This linen thread feels rather coarse.

Lesson 263, 市集展销与商贾互通 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life

粗(cū)心(xīn) careless
做事不细致,容易漏掉重要的地方

做事一丝不苟,绝不能粗心大意。Doing things thoroughly means never being careless.

Lesson 262, 家居清扫与细致严谨 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life

Characters that share the sound part 且

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

姐jiě助zhù组zǔ阻zǔ祖zǔ

More characters with the radical 米

All 10 of them, and what the radical means, on the 米 radical page.

米mǐ糖táng精jīng粮liáng糕āo糊hu糟zāo粉fěn粥zhōu