艸, 草

cǎo

Grass, a picture, the 140th radical, is its radicaI. It is written 艸 when standing alone, and 艹 in composition.

The character 草 is now used for this sense.

Compounds
草原 cǎoyuán － grassland; prairie
草莓 cǎoméi － strawberry
香草 xiāngcǎo － vanilla, herb

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