艹(ǎo): grass radical 草字头儿
3 strokes
grass radical 草字头儿
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- ǎo
- Meaning
- grass radical 草字头儿
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 艹 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 艹 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 2
- 3
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