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grass

grass. 3 strokes. 30 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning grassStrokes 3Characters 30

How to write 艹

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Stroke order chart for the 艹 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 30 characters below, 23 are pictophonetic with as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 30 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 艹 family

HSK 2 · 7

càicǎojiéhuālányàoyīng

HSK 3 · 8

chápíngyíngfànluòjiāo

HSK 4 · 3

báohuòzhù

HSK 5 · 4

róngtáoshū

HSK 6 · 8

cángqiéméngruòshǔjūnxīn

Words they appear in

(cǎo)grass, herb
地上长出来的绿色植物
(cài)(dān)menu
写着可以点的菜名的单子
(cǎo)()lawn, meadow
长满青草的一片地方
(Chūn)(jié)Lunar New Year
农历新年,是一年中最重要的传统节日
(huā)(yuán)garden, floral grounds
种满花草供人观赏的地方
(jié)festival, holiday (as a suffix)
传统上值得庆祝、纪念的日子
(jié)()program, performance
舞台上表演给大家看的内容
(jié)()holiday, festive day
全国上下一起庆祝的日子
(lán)blue
像晴天天空一样的颜色
(lán)()blue color
晴天天空那样的颜色
(yào)medicine
用来治疗疾病的东西
(yào)(diàn)pharmacy, drugstore
专门卖药给人治病的商店
(yào)(piàn)tablet, pill
做成圆片状可以吞服的药
(yào)(shuǐ)liquid medicine, lotion
可以用来治病或消毒的液体