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cǎo · grass; plants

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421 indexed characters

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3

3 strokes

1 character
cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

4

4 strokes

1 character

art

5

5 strokes

4 characters
jié

festival

ài, yì

mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris

jiāo

large-leaf gentian

nǎi

taro

6

6 strokes

12 characters

Shichito matgrass

Chinese elder tree

sweet basil

máng

blade

white millet

qiān

luxuriant foliage

sháo

peony

wán

leaf-blade vine

xiāng

fragrant, aromatic

qiōng

Szechuan lovage rhizome

taro

zhī

sesame

7

7 strokes

36 characters
huā

flower, blossom

bud, shoot, sprout

a plantain or banana palm

common mallow

biàn

benzyl

cāng

dark blue

cháng

Averrhora carambola

cōng

a medicinal herb

è

acenaphthene

fāng

fragrant

fèi

flower

fēn

aroma, fragrance, perfume

lotus

water caltrop

jiè

mustard, broccoli

a kind of lettuce

kōu

China grass, ramie

magnolia

rushes, reeds

celery

qiàn

Gorgon plant, fox nut

qín

salt-marsh plant

qín

celery

ruì

tiny, small

shān

to weed, to mow, to scythe

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

wěi

reed

weeds

an edible wild plant

xiàn

amaranth

xīn

core, pith

yán

a poisonous plant

barley

yún

common rue

zhǐ

an angelica herb

zhù

China grass, ramie

8

8 strokes

37 characters
ruò

if, supposing, assuming

bitter

miáo

sprouts

jīng

stem, stalk

straw, thatch

bāo

bud, flower

běn

benzene, benzol

chí

a district in Shandong

fàn

pattern, model, example

a kind of herb

gān

licorice

gǒu

careless, frivolous, illicit

jiā

eggplant

hemp

severe, harsh

líng

fungus, tuber

lóng

tall grass

máo

rushes, reeds, grass

máo

water mallow

mào

thick, lush, dense

mín

number, multitude

white jasmine

clover

niǎo

mistletoe

piě

kohlrabi

píng

apple

qǐng

Indian mallow

qióng

alone, desolate

rǎn

lush, luxuriant

shān

rush or straw matting

sháo

rush, reed

tái

moss, lichen

yìn

indene

yīng

petal, flower, leaf

yíng

grave, tomb, cemetary

yuàn

pasture, park, garden

zhuó

to sprout, to flourish

9

9 strokes

54 characters
yào

drugs, medicine

chá

tea

cǎo

grass, herbs

now, here

huāng

wasteland, desert

a kind of bean

chá

opportunity

chōng

Chinese character

a plant yielding a red dye

thatching

to answer

dàng

pond, pool

weeds

China root

gèn

ranunculus

hóng

herb

huí

fennel, aniseed

huì

abundant, flourishing

hūn

non-vegetarian food

water chestnut

jiá

seed-pod

jiǎn

cocoon

jiàn

to recommend

jiāng

Shichito matgrass

jiāo

an edible aquatic grass

jìn

loyal, faithful

taro, hemp

lychee

mǎi

endive

máng

vague, boundless

míng

tea

zhù

China grass, ramie

qiàn

reed, madder

qiáo

buckwheat

quán

aromatic herb

ráo

fuel, firewood

rěn

herb, mint

rōng

soft, downy

róng

glory, honor

roots, vegetables

sūn

aromatic grass

sprout

tíng

blades of grass

tóng

chrysanthemum

xíng

a county in Henan

xìng

a water plant, Nymphoides peltalum

xún

plant, herb

xún

nettle

yīn

mattress, cushion

yīn

shade, shelter

yíng

to shine, to shimmer

zhǎ

hornwort

zhòu

grass

zhū

dogwood

10

10 strokes

32 characters
huò

to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

water chestnut

chún

an edible water plant

rush, reed

é

mugwort, Artemisia

culm, stem

guǎn

to smile

lotus, water lily

jīng

thorns, brambles

kǎn

camphane

lái

weed, goosefoot

làng

Japanese belladonna

attend, be present

jasmine

lián

lotus, water lily

mǎng

thicket, underbrush

méi

moss

cannot

a kind of legendary tree

shā

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

shēn

numerous, long

shí

to transplant, to grow

suī

coriander

a bitter vegetable

lettuce

xiān

vine

yīng

oriole, green finch

yíng

bright, lustrous, sparkling like a gem

yóu

Avena nuda

yóu

Caryopteris divaricata

yǒu

weeds, tares

now, here

11

11 strokes

49 characters
cài

vegetables

Smilax china

castor oil

spinach

chāng

iris, sweet flag, Calamus

cuì

grassy

dàn

lotus

dàng

henbane, nightshade

fēi

fragrant

turnip

mushroom

wild rice

hàn

lotus blossom

a river in Shandong province

huá

flowery

huán

grass, hay, straw

jiá

seed-pod

jiān

coarse grass

jīng

stem, stalk

jīng

turnip

chrysanthemum

jūn

mushroom

líng

water chestnut, water caltrop

luó

carrot, radish, turnip

méng

bud, germ, sprout

nài

naphthalene

píng

duckweed

herb, aromatic plant

luxuriant foliage

pulses, legumes

Buddhist diety

shū

legumes

sōng

celery, cabbage

táo

grapes

tiē

terpene

creeper, parasitic vine

wǎn

luxuriant foliage

wēi

to wither, to wilt

pennycress

xiàn

amaranth

xiāo

mournful, desolate

yān

tobacco, dried leaves

yíng

firefly, glow-worm

yíng

camp, barracks, army

yíng

to coil, to entangle, to entwine

dogwood

zhe

to show, to prove, to make known

zhuāng

village, hamlet

salted or pickled vegetables

12

12 strokes

32 characters
luò

to fall, to drop

cōng

scallions, leeks, green onions

zàng

to bury, to inter

bǎo

dense foliage

chǎn

to solve, to finish, to complete

thorn

root cause

dǒng

to direct, to supervise

è

the stem and calyx of a flower

fēng

the rape-turnip

an edible bean

bottle-gourd

jiā

bulrush, reed

jiǎng

Hydropyrum latifalium

kǎi

an organic compound

kuí

sunflower

kuì

edible amaranth

lái

weed, goosefoot

lóu

Artemisia stelleriana

petal, corolla

pài

pinane

méng

bud, sprout

thicket

grapes

thatch

qiā

Smilax china

rèn

mulberry fruit

tíng

yellow whitlow-grass

wēi

flourishing

afraid, bashful, insecure

xiāng

feather cockscomb

xuān

day-lily, Hemerocallis fulva

13

13 strokes

33 characters
lán

blue

méng

to cover

zhēng

steam, vapor

suàn

garlic

bàng

great burdock

bèi

flower bud

the castor-oil plant

ēn

anthracene

hāo

mugwort, wormwood, Artemisia

hūn

non-vegetarian food

huò

to measure

furze, gorse

cirsium, thistle

jiān

common reed

kuǎi

reed, rush

làng

an herb

red algae

péng

disheveled, unkempt

vine, rush

róng

lotus, hibiscus

straw mat

shī

yarrow, milfoil

shuò

capsule, seed-pod

suō

straw raincoat

wàn

ten thousand

wěi

reed

wěng

luxuriant foliage

to store, to save, to hoard, to gather

leaf, page

yíng

to polish, to shine

yam

zhēn

abundant

zuò

straw mat

14

14 strokes

33 characters
ǎi

lush

a kind of bean

to cover, to hide, to shelter

cài

a species of tortoise

cāng

dark blue

chú

to mow, to cut grass

chún

an edible water plant

nest

dōu

measure word for plants

gài

to cover, to hide, to protect

betel pepper

kòu

nutmeg, cardamom

attend, be present

lián

lotus, water lily

liǎn

wild vine

liǎo

knotweed, polygonum

lìn

hay, straw

màn

vine, tendril, creeper

miè

to disdain, to disregard, to slight

míng

a lucky place

niān

withered, faded, decayed

qiáng

rose

lotus

ruò

cattail

shí

to transplant, to grow

sōu

collect, gather, assemble

vegetables

wèi

thick, luxuriant

to increase five-fold

xu

alfalfa, clover, lucerne

yǎo

a kind of grass

yīn

shade, shelter

zhè

sugar cane

15

15 strokes

17 characters
fān

abundant, flourishing

radish

chún

an edible water plant

cōng

scallions, leeks, green onions

huì

a fragrant orchid

Houttuynia cordata

jiǎng

Hydropyrum latifalium

jiāo

banana, plantain

jué

common bracken

to pray, to implore

ruí

soft, delicate

ruǐ

flower bud

shū

vegetables, greens

xiāng

fragrant, aromatic

xùn

mushroom, fungus

yùn

to collect, to gather, to store

zuì

small, petty

16

16 strokes

24 characters
báo

thin, slight

evergreen shrub

dàng

pond, pool

hāo

to weed

hōng

the death of a prince

hóng

budding, flourishing

jiān

a climbing plant

kuì

edible amaranth

lěi

flower bud

mǎi

endive

qiáo

buckwheat

ráo

fuel, firewood

a plant with roots used for red dye

shǔ

yam, tuber, potato

sǒu

swamp, marsh

wēi

a kind of fern

wèng

an edible water plant

weeds

xiè

shallots, scallions

xīn

fuel, firewood

xuē

wormwood, marsh grass

lotus seed

yóu

Caryopteris divaricata

yún

common rue

17

17 strokes

18 characters
cáng

to conceal, to hide

gǎo

straw, hay

huì

abundant, flourishing

by means of

cirsium, thistle

jiàn

to recommend

jiāng

ginger

miǎo

to despise, to disdain

qiáng

rose

Elshotria paltrini

Buddhist diety

tái

sedge, grass

tuǒ

milkwort, snakeroot

xiǎn

lichen, moss

xiāo

mournful, desolate

fine, beautiful

xūn

a medicinal herb

yam

18

18 strokes

8 characters
fān

boundary, fence, outlying border

water chestnut

lán

blue

pigweed

mái

sto bury

ǒu

lotus root

qiè

an aromatic herb

téng

ivy, creeper

19

19 strokes

11 characters
biāo

a kind of raspberry

héng

wild ginger

huò

betony, bishop's wort

madder

mushroom

qióng

Sichuan lovage rhizome

Dianthus superbus

sǒu

swamp, marsh

yào

drugs, medicine

art

zǎo

splendid, magnificent

20

20 strokes

10 characters
ǎi

lush

fán

Artemisia stellariana

lìn

hay, straw

lóng

tall grass

rushes, reeds

píng

apple

to pray, to implore

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

yùn

to collect, to gather, to store

qián

a kind of grass

21

21 strokes

4 characters
lán

orchid

liǎn

wild vine

ráng

wild ginger

xiǎn

lichen, moss

22

22 strokes

4 characters
zhàn

to dip

red algae

millet

zhī

Physalis angulata

23

23 strokes

1 character
luó

carrot, radish, turnip

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