Radical family

艹 radical character index

cǎo · grass; plants

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421 indexed characters

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3

3 strokes

1 character
艹cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

4

4 strokes

1 character
艺yì

art

5

5 strokes

4 characters
节jié

festival

艾ài, yì

mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris

艽jiāo

large-leaf gentian

艿nǎi

taro

6

6 strokes

12 characters
芏dù

Shichito matgrass

芨jī

Chinese elder tree

艻lè

sweet basil

芒máng

blade

芑qǐ

white millet

芊qiān

luxuriant foliage

芍sháo

peony

芄wán

leaf-blade vine

芗xiāng

fragrant, aromatic

芎qiōng

Szechuan lovage rhizome

芋yù

taro

芝zhī

sesame

7

7 strokes

36 characters
花huā

flower, blossom

芽yá

bud, shoot, sprout

芭bā

a plantain or banana palm

芘pí

common mallow

苄biàn

benzyl

苍cāng

dark blue

苌cháng

Averrhora carambola

苁cōng

a medicinal herb

苊è

acenaphthene

芳fāng

fragrant

芾fèi

flower

芬fēn

aroma, fragrance, perfume

芙fú

lotus

芰jì

water caltrop

芥jiè

mustard, broccoli

苣jù

a kind of lettuce

芤kōu

China grass, ramie

苈lì

magnolia

芦lú

rushes, reeds

芪qí

celery

芡qiàn

Gorgon plant, fox nut

芩qín

salt-marsh plant

芹qín

celery

芮ruì

tiny, small

芟shān

to weed, to mow, to scythe

苏sū

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

苇wěi

reed

芜wú

weeds

芴wù

an edible wild plant

苋xiàn

amaranth

芯xīn

core, pith

芫yán

a poisonous plant

苡yǐ

barley

芸yún

common rue

芷zhǐ

an angelica herb

苎zhù

China grass, ramie

8

8 strokes

37 characters
若ruò

if, supposing, assuming

苦kǔ

bitter

苗miáo

sprouts

茎jīng

stem, stalk

茇bá

straw, thatch

苞bāo

bud, flower

苯běn

benzene, benzol

茌chí

a district in Shandong

范fàn

pattern, model, example

苻fú

a kind of herb

苷gān

licorice

苟gǒu

careless, frivolous, illicit

茄jiā

eggplant

苴jū

hemp

苛kē

severe, harsh

苓líng

fungus, tuber

茏lóng

tall grass

茅máo

rushes, reeds, grass

茆máo

water mallow

茂mào

thick, lush, dense

苠mín

number, multitude

茉mò

white jasmine

苜mù

clover

茑niǎo

mistletoe

苤piě

kohlrabi

苹píng

apple

苘qǐng

Indian mallow

茕qióng

alone, desolate

苒rǎn

lush, luxuriant

苫shān

rush or straw matting

苕sháo

rush, reed

苔tái

moss, lichen

茚yìn

indene

英yīng

petal, flower, leaf

茔yíng

grave, tomb, cemetary

苑yuàn

pasture, park, garden

茁zhuó

to sprout, to flourish

9

9 strokes

54 characters
药yào

drugs, medicine

茶chá

tea

草cǎo

grass, herbs

兹zī

now, here

荒huāng

wasteland, desert

荜bì

a kind of bean

茬chá

opportunity

茺chōng

茈cí

a plant yielding a red dye

茨cí

thatching

荅dā

to answer

荡dàng

pond, pool

茀fú

weeds

茯fú

China root

茛gèn

ranunculus

荭hóng

herb

茴huí

fennel, aniseed

荟huì

abundant, flourishing

荤hūn

non-vegetarian food

荠jì

water chestnut

荚jiá

seed-pod

茧jiǎn

cocoon

荐jiàn

to recommend

茳jiāng

Shichito matgrass

茭jiāo

an edible aquatic grass

荩jìn

loyal, faithful

莒jǔ

taro, hemp

荔lì

lychee

荬mǎi

endive

茫máng

vague, boundless

茗míng

tea

苧zhù

China grass, ramie

茜qiàn

reed, madder

荞qiáo

buckwheat

荃quán

aromatic herb

荛ráo

fuel, firewood

荏rěn

herb, mint

茸rōng

soft, downy

荣róng

glory, honor

茹rú

roots, vegetables

荪sūn

aromatic grass

荑tí

sprout

莛tíng

blades of grass

茼tóng

chrysanthemum

荥xíng

a county in Henan

荇xìng

a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum

荀xún

plant, herb

荨xún

nettle

茵yīn

mattress, cushion

荫yīn

shade, shelter

荧yíng

to shine, to shimmer

苲zhǎ

hornwort

荮zhòu

grass

茱zhū

dogwood

10

10 strokes

32 characters
获huò

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

荸bí

water chestnut

莼chún

an edible water plant

荻dí

rush, reed

莪é

mugwort, Artemisia

莩fú

culm, stem

莞guǎn

to smile

荷hé

lotus, water lily

荊jīng

thorns, brambles

莰kǎn

camphane

莱lái

weed, goosefoot

莨làng

Japanese belladonna

莅lì

attend, be present

莉lì

jasmine

莲lián

lotus, water lily

莽mǎng

thicket, underbrush

莓méi

moss

莫mò

cannot

莆pú

a kind of legendary tree

莎shā

a kind of sedge grass that used to be woven into raincoats

莘shēn

numerous, long

莳shí

to transplant, to grow

荽suī

coriander

荼tú

a bitter vegetable

莴wō

lettuce

莶xiān

vine

莺yīng

oriole, green finch

莹yíng

bright, lustrous, sparkling like a gem

莜yóu

Avena nuda

莸yóu

Caryopteris divaricata

莠yǒu

weeds, tares

茲zī

now, here

11

11 strokes

49 characters
菜cài

vegetables

菝bá

Smilax china

萆bì

castor oil

菠bō

spinach

菖chāng

iris, sweet flag, Calamus

萃cuì

grassy

萏dàn

lotus

菪dàng

henbane, nightshade

菲fēi

fragrant

菔fú

turnip

菇gū

mushroom

菰gū

wild rice

菡hàn

lotus blossom

菏hé

a river in Shandong province

華huá

flowery

萑huán

grass, hay, straw

莢jiá

seed-pod

菅jiān

coarse grass

莖jīng

stem, stalk

菁jīng

turnip

菊jú

chrysanthemum

菌jūn

mushroom

菱líng

water chestnut, water caltrop

萝luó

carrot, radish, turnip

萌méng

bud, germ, sprout

萘nài

naphthalene

萍píng

duckweed

菩pú

herb, aromatic plant

萋qī

luxuriant foliage

萁qí

pulses, legumes

萨sà

Buddhist diety

菽shū

legumes

菘sōng

celery, cabbage

萄táo

grapes

萜tiē

terpene

菟tú

creeper, parasitic vine

菀wǎn

luxuriant foliage

萎wēi

to wither, to wilt

菥xī

pennycress

莧xiàn

amaranth

萧xiāo

mournful, desolate

菸yān

tobacco, dried leaves

萤yíng

firefly, glow-worm

营yíng

camp, barracks, army

萦yíng

to coil, to entangle, to entwine

萸yú

dogwood

著zhe

to show, to prove, to make known

莊zhuāng

village, hamlet

菹jū

salted or pickled vegetables

12

12 strokes

32 characters
落luò

to fall, to drop

葱cōng

scallions, leeks, green onions

葬zàng

to bury, to inter

葆bǎo

dense foliage

蒇chǎn

to solve, to finish, to complete

莿cì

thorn

蒂dì

root cause

董dǒng

to direct, to supervise

萼è

the stem and calyx of a flower

葑fēng

the rape-turnip

葛gé

an edible bean

葫hú

bottle-gourd

葭jiā

bulrush, reed

蒋jiǎng

Hydropyrum latifalium

蒈kǎi

an organic compound

葵kuí

sunflower

蒉kuì

edible amaranth

萊lái

weed, goosefoot

蒌lóu

Artemisia stelleriana

葩pā

petal, corolla

蒎pài

pinane

萠méng

bud, sprout

菐pú

thicket

葡pú

grapes

葺qì

thatch

葜qiā

Smilax china

葚rèn

mulberry fruit

葶tíng

yellow whitlow-grass

葳wēi

flourishing

葸xǐ

afraid, bashful, insecure

葙xiāng

feather cockscomb

萱xuān

day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva

13

13 strokes

33 characters
蓝lán

blue

蒙méng

to cover

蒸zhēng

steam, vapor

蒜suàn

garlic

蒡bàng

great burdock

蓓bèi

flower bud

蓖bì

the castor-oil plant

蒽ēn

anthracene

蒿hāo

mugwort, wormwood, Artemisia

葷hūn

non-vegetarian food

蒦huò

to measure

蒺jí

furze, gorse

蓟jì

cirsium, thistle

蒹jiān

common reed

蒯kuǎi

reed, rush

蒗làng

an herb

蓠lí

red algae

蓬péng

disheveled, unkempt

蒲pú

vine, rush

蓉róng

lotus, hibiscus

蓐rù

straw mat

蓍shī

yarrow, milfoil

蒴shuò

capsule, seed-pod

蓑suō

straw raincoat

萬wàn

ten thousand

葦wěi

reed

蓊wěng

luxuriant foliage

蓄xù

to store, to save, to hoard, to gather

葉yè

leaf, page

蓥yíng

to polish, to shine

蓣yù

yam

蓁zhēn

abundant

葄zuò

straw mat

14

14 strokes

33 characters
蔼ǎi

lush

蓽bì

a kind of bean

蔽bì

to cover, to hide, to shelter

蔡cài

a species of tortoise

蒼cāng

dark blue

蒭chú

to mow, to cut grass

蒓chún

an edible water plant

蔟cù

nest

蔸dōu

measure word for plants

蓋gài

to cover, to hide, to protect

蒟jǔ

betel pepper

蔻kòu

nutmeg, cardamom

蒞lì

attend, be present

蓮lián

lotus, water lily

蔹liǎn

wild vine

蓼liǎo

knotweed, polygonum

蔺lìn

hay, straw

蔓màn

vine, tendril, creeper

蔑miè

to disdain, to disregard, to slight

蓂míng

a lucky place

蔫niān

withered, faded, decayed

蔷qiáng

rose

蕖qú

lotus

蒻ruò

cattail

蒔shí

to transplant, to grow

蒐sōu

collect, gather, assemble

蔌sù

vegetables

蔚wèi

thick, luxuriant

蓰xǐ

to increase five-fold

蓿xu

alfalfa, clover, lucerne

蓔yǎo

a kind of grass

蔭yīn

shade, shelter

蔗zhè

sugar cane

15

15 strokes

17 characters
蕃fān

abundant, flourishing

蔔bó

radish

蓴chún

an edible water plant

蔥cōng

scallions, leeks, green onions

蕙huì

a fragrant orchid

蕺jí

Houttuynia cordata

蔣jiǎng

Hydropyrum latifalium

蕉jiāo

banana, plantain

蕨jué

common bracken

蕲qí

to pray, to implore

蕤ruí

soft, delicate

蕊ruǐ

flower bud

蔬shū

vegetables, greens

薌xiāng

fragrant, aromatic

蕈xùn

mushroom, fungus

蕴yùn

to collect, to gather, to store

蕞zuì

small, petty

16

16 strokes

24 characters
薄báo

thin, slight

薜bì

evergreen shrub

蕩dàng

pond, pool

薅hāo

to weed

薨hōng

the death of a prince

蕻hóng

budding, flourishing

蕑jiān

a climbing plant

蕢kuì

edible amaranth

蕾lěi

flower bud

蕒mǎi

endive

蕎qiáo

buckwheat

蕘ráo

fuel, firewood

蕠rú

a plant with roots used for red dye

薯shǔ

yam, tuber, potato

薮sǒu

swamp, marsh

薇wēi

a kind of fern

蕹wèng

an edible water plant

蕪wú

weeds

薤xiè

shallots, scallions

薪xīn

fuel, firewood

薛xuē

wormwood, marsh grass

薏yì

lotus seed

蕕yóu

Caryopteris divaricata

蕓yún

common rue

17

17 strokes

18 characters
藏cáng

to conceal, to hide

藁gǎo

straw, hay

薈huì

abundant, flourishing

藉jí

by means of

薊jì

cirsium, thistle

薦jiàn

to recommend

薑jiāng

ginger

藐miǎo

to despise, to disdain

薔qiáng

rose

薷rú

Elshotria paltrini

薩sà

Buddhist diety

薹tái

sedge, grass

薳tuǒ

milkwort, snakeroot

藓xiǎn

lichen, moss

蕭xiāo

mournful, desolate

藇xù

fine, beautiful

薰xūn

a medicinal herb

蕷yù

yam

18

18 strokes

8 characters
藩fān

boundary, fence, outlying border

薺jì

water chestnut

藍lán

blue

藜lí

pigweed

薶mái

sto bury

藕ǒu

lotus root

藒qiè

an aromatic herb

藤téng

ivy, creeper

19

19 strokes

11 characters
藨biāo

a kind of raspberry

蘅héng

wild ginger

藿huò

betony, bishop's wort

藘lǘ

madder

蘑mó

mushroom

藭qióng

Sichuan lovage rhizome

蘧qú

Dianthus superbus

藪sǒu

swamp, marsh

藥yào

drugs, medicine

藝yì

art

藻zǎo

splendid, magnificent

20

20 strokes

10 characters
藹ǎi

lush

蘩fán

Artemisia stellariana

藺lìn

hay, straw

蘢lóng

tall grass

蘆lú

rushes, reeds

蘋píng

apple

蘄qí

to pray, to implore

蘇sū

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

蘊yùn

to collect, to gather, to store

䕭qián

a kind of grass

21

21 strokes

4 characters
蘭lán

orchid

蘞liǎn

wild vine

蘘ráng

wild ginger

蘚xiǎn

lichen, moss

22

22 strokes

4 characters
蘸zhàn

to dip

蘺lí

red algae

蘼mí

millet

蘵zhī

Physalis angulata

23

23 strokes

1 character
蘿luó

carrot, radish, turnip

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