Chinese Character Dictionary

草场

căo chăng

pastureland

草垫

căo diàn

straw mattress

草垫子

căo diàn zi

straw mattress

草大青

căo dà qīng

Isatis indigotica (indigo woad plant)

草字头儿

căo zì tóu r

grass radical 艹

草寇

căo kòu

bandits

草屋

căo wū

thatched hut

草屯

Căo tún

Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

草屯镇

Căo tún zhèn

Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

草山

căo shān

Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)

草帽

căo mào

straw hat

草拟

căo nĭ

first draft

草料

căo liào

fodder

草书

căo shū

grass script

草木

căo mù

vegetation

草木灰

căo mù huī

plant ash

草木皆兵

căo mù jiē bīng

lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy

草木鸟兽

căo mù niăo shòu

flora and fauna

草本

căo bĕn

grass

草本植物

căo bĕn zhí wù

herbaceous plant

草果

căo guŏ

black cardamom

草根

căo gēn

grassroots

草根网民

căo gēn wăng mín

grassroots netizens

草案

căo àn

draft (legislation, proposal etc)

草标

căo biāo

(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.

草泥马

căo ní mă

grass mud horse

草海

Căo hăi

Caohai Lake, Guizhou

草满囹圄

căo măn líng yŭ

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

草爬子

căo pá zi

tick (zoology)

草率

căo shuài

careless

草率收兵

căo shuài shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草珊瑚

căo shān hú

Sarcandra glabra (botany)

草皮

căo pí

turf

草石蚕

căo shí cán

Chinese artichoke

草码

căo mă

the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine

草秆

căo găn

straw

草稿

căo găo

draft

草纸

căo zhĭ

rough straw paper

草耙

căo pá

a rake

草草

căo căo

carelessly

草草了事

căo căo liăo shì

to rush through the work

草草收兵

căo căo shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草草收场

căo căo shōu chăng

to rush to conclude a matter

草莓

căo méi

strawberry

草莓族

căo méi zú

the Strawberry Generation (Taiwanese term, often sarcastic, for those born between 1980 and 1991, well off and influenced by advertising)

草莽

căo măng

a rank growth of grass

草菅人命

căo jiān rén mìng

human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass

草菇

căo gū

straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)

草荐

căo jiàn

straw mattress

草药

căo yào

herbal medicine

草蜢

căo mĕng

grasshopper

草蜻蛉

căo qīng líng

green lacewing

草酸

căo suān

oxalic acid C2H2O4

草鞋

căo xié

straw sandals

草食动物

căo shí dòng wù

herbivore

草体

căo tĭ

see 草書|草书[căo shū]

草鱼

căo yú

grass carp

草鸮

căo xiāo

barn owl (Tyto capensis)

荆

jīng

chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

荆山

Jīng shān

Thorny mountain (several)