草(cǎo): variant of 草[cao3]
HSK 29 strokes
variant of 草[cao3]
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- cǎo
- Meaning
- variant of 草[cao3]
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 草 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 草 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 草
Common words using 草 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
Open 斩草除根 page →caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a cat…
Open 冬虫夏草 page →Related characters
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