甘草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gam1 cou2
- licorice root
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甘
- 甘心 gān xīn ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ gam1 sam1 to be willing to
- 不甘 bù gān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ bat1 gam1 unreconciled to
- 回甘 huí gān ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢ wui4 gam1 to have a sweet aftertaste
- 心甘 xīn gān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ sam1 gam1 to be willing
- 甘南 Gān nán ㄍㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gam1 naam4 see 甘南藏族自治州
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- 甘味 gān wèi ㄍㄢ ㄨㄟˋ gam1 mei6 sweetness; sweet taste
- 甘地 Gān dì ㄍㄢ ㄉㄧˋ gam1 dei6 (Mahatma) Gandhi
- 甘孜 Gān zī ㄍㄢ ㄗ gam1 zi1 see 甘孜藏族自治州
- 甘州 Gān zhōu ㄍㄢ ㄓㄡ gam1 zau1 see 甘州区
- 甘德 Gān dé ㄍㄢ ㄉㄜˊ gam1 dak1 see 甘德县
- 甘于 甘於 gān yú ㄍㄢ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu1 to be willing to
- 甘榜 gān bǎng ㄍㄢ ㄅㄤˇ gam1 bong2 kampong (loanword)
- 甘汞 gān gǒng ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄥˇ gam1 hung6 calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
- 甘油 gān yóu ㄍㄢ ㄧㄡˊ gam1 jau4 glycerine
- 甘泉 Gān quán ㄍㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gam1 cyun4 see 甘泉县
- 甘洛 Gān luò ㄍㄢ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gam1 lok3 see 甘洛县
- 甘甜 gān tián ㄍㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ gam1 tim4 sweet
- 甘肃 甘肅 Gān sù ㄍㄢ ㄙㄨˋ gam1 suk1 see 甘肃省
- 甘苦 gān kǔ ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gam1 fu2 good times and hardships
- 甘菊 gān jú ㄍㄢ ㄐㄩˊ gam1 guk1 chamomile
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
Idioms with these characters
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘示弱 bù gān shì ruò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bat1 gam1 si6 joek6 (idiom) not to be outdone
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- 甘心情愿 甘心情願 gān xīn qíng yuàn ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ gam1 sam1 cing4 jyun6 willingly and gladly (idiom)
- 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí ㄍㄢ ㄓ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ gam1 zi1 jyu4 ji4 lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
- 苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4 bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
- 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1 (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung4 gam1 gung6 fu2 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
- 饫甘餍肥 飫甘饜肥 yù gān yàn féi ㄩˋ ㄍㄢ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄟˊ jyu3 gam1 jim3 fei4 to live off the fat of the land (idiom)
- 自甘堕落 自甘墮落 zì gān duò luò ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 to abandon oneself (idiom)
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
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- 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ cou2 gaan1 jan4 ming6 to have disregard for human life (idiom)
- 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cou2 mun5 ling4 jyu5 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 的 孩子们 孩子們 喜欢 喜歡 甘草 棒 。
My children like saccharum.
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咳嗽 糖浆 糖漿 有 股 甘草 的 味道 。
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
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我 喜欢 喜歡 煮饭 煮飯 时 時 加 几 幾 粒 八角 。 它 带有 帶有 淡淡 的 甜味 和 类似 類似 甘草 的 香气 香氣 。
I like to add a couple pods of star anise when cooking rice. It has a slightly sweet flavor and a licorice-like fragrance.
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