糙
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cāo · coarse, harsh, rough

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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米Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 糙 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de qún zǐ shì yòng cū cāo de yáng máo zào de.她的裙子是用粗糙的羊毛造的。

Her dress was made of coarse wool.

Source: Tatoeba #534354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ gèng xǐ huān bái mǐ huán shì cāo mǐ ne?你更喜歡白米還是糙米呢?

Which do you like better, white rice or brown rice?

Source: Tatoeba #10759819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shā yú de pí bǐ wěi yú de pí cū cāo duō le.鯊魚的皮比鮪魚的皮粗糙多了。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Source: Tatoeba #1567823 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén shì yòng cū cāo de hè sè pí gé zhì chéng de.它們是用粗糙的褐色皮革製成的。

They were made of rough brown leather.

Source: Tatoeba #616123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn wù jiàn de biǎo miàn pō wéi cū cāo.這件物件的表面頗為粗糙。

The surface of the object is fairly rough.

Source: Tatoeba #759701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shā yú pí bǐ jīn qiāng yú pí cū cāo duō le.鯊魚皮比金槍魚皮粗糙多了。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Source: Tatoeba #8377700 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 糙 in context

  1. Say cāo, then recall the core meaning: coarse, harsh, rough.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 粗糙 (cū cāo), meaning “crude”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 糙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.