grass
cǎo (cao3)
Radical no. 140 · 6 strokes (第 140 部首 · 6 画 dì 140 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⾋ (cǎo) — meaning: grass, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The grass radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting three blades of grass sprouting from earth. The modern form with three horizontal strokes on top clearly represents the structure of grass rising from the ground.
Mnemonic: Three horizontal strokes on top resemble three grass blades sprouting from the base directly below them.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
201 characters- 莰kǎn
camphane C10H18
10 strokes
- 莳shí
used in 蒔蘿|莳萝[shi2 luo2]
10 strokes
- 莴wō
used in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1 ju4]
10 strokes
- 莶xiān
used in 豨薟|豨莶[xi1 xian1]
10 strokes
- 莸yóu
Caryopteris divaricata
10 strokes
- 莺yīng
oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
10 strokes
- 莼chún
variant of 蓴|莼[chun2]
10 strokes
- 莽mǎng
(bound form) dense growth of grass
10 strokes
- 菃qú
(used in names)
10 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 茊?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.