艾草 ài cǎo ㄞˋ ㄘㄠˇ ngaai6 cou2
- Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)
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艾
- 艾滋病 ài zī bìng ㄞˋ ㄗ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ngaai6 zi1 beng6 (loanword) AIDS
- 少艾 shào ài ㄕㄠˋ ㄞˋ siu3 ngaai6 young and pretty
- 怨艾 yuàn yì ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋ jyun3 ngaai6 to resent
- 恐艾 kǒng ài ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄞˋ hung2 ngaai6 (slang) to have an obsessive fear of contracting HIV AIDS
- 未艾 wèi ài ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ mei6 ngaai6 (literary) not having come to its term
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- 艾卷 ài juǎn ㄞˋ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ngaai6 gyun2 moxa cigar
- 艾塔 ài tǎ ㄞˋ ㄊㄚˇ ngaai6 taap3 eta (Greek letter Η, η)
- 艾实 艾實 ài shí ㄞˋ ㄕˊ ngaai6 sat6 (TCM) fruit of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi), aka fruit of argyi wormwood
- 艾条 艾條 ài tiáo ㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ngaai6 tiu4 moxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)
- 艾滋 ài zī ㄞˋ ㄗ ngaai6 zi1 (loanword) AIDS
- 艾灸 ài jiǔ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ngaai6 gau3 moxibustion (TCM)
- 艾炭 ài tàn ㄞˋ ㄊㄢˋ ngaai6 taan3 carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM)
- 艾炷 ài zhù ㄞˋ ㄓㄨˋ ngaai6 zyu3 moxa cone
- 艾片 ài piàn ㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ngaai6 pin3 preparation obtained from sambong leaves, containing borneol (used in TCM)
- 艾特 ài tè ㄞˋ ㄊㄜˋ ngaai6 dak6 (loanword) at sign; @
- 艾绒 艾絨 ài róng ㄞˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ngaai6 jung4 moxa floss
- 艾老 ài lǎo ㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ ngaai6 lou5 (literary) person aged over fifty
- 艾叶 艾葉 ài yè ㄞˋ ㄧㄝˋ ngaai6 jip6 mugwort leaf (TCM)
- 艾蒿 ài hāo ㄞˋ ㄏㄠ ngaai6 hou1 mugwort (Artemisia)
- 艾虎 ài hǔ ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngaai6 fu2 see 艾鼬
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
- 方兴未艾 方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 方滋未艾 fāng zī wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 zi1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
- 兰艾同焚 蘭艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén ㄌㄢˊ ㄞˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˊ laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4 lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
- 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)