草书 草書
草书 草書 cǎo shū ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨ cou2 syu1
- grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
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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
书 書
- 图书 圖書 tú shū ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ tou4 syu1 books (in a library or bookstore)
- 念书 念書 niàn shū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ nim6 syu1 to read; to study
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
- 教书 教書 jiāo shū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ gaau3 syu1 to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
- 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag
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- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 书房 書房 shū fáng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˊ syu1 fong2 study (room)
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 书架 書架 shū jià ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˋ syu1 gaa2 bookshelf
- 书桌 書桌 shū zhuō ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄛ syu1 coek3 desk
- 书柜 書櫃 shū guì ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ syu1 gwai6 bookcase
- 书橱 書櫥 shū chú ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨˊ syu1 cyu4 bookcase
- 书法 書法 shū fǎ ㄕㄨ ㄈㄚˇ syu1 faat3 calligraphy
- 书籍 書籍 shū jí ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧˊ syu1 zik6 books
- 书记 書記 shū ji ㄕㄨ ˙ㄐㄧ syu1 gei3 secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 秘书 秘書 mì shū ㄇㄧˋ ㄕㄨ bei3 syu1 secretary
- 经书 經書 jīng shū ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ ging1 syu1 classic books in Confucianism
- 证书 證書 zhèng shū ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄨ zing3 syu1 credentials
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 牛角挂书 牛角掛書 niú jiǎo guà shū ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨ ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- 罄竹难书 罄竹難書 qìng zhú nán shū ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄨ hing3 zuk1 naan4 syu1 lit. too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)
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- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 书不尽言 書不盡言 shū bù jìn yán ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄢˊ syu1 bat1 zeon6 jin4 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
- 书香门第 書香門第 shū xiāng mén dì ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ syu1 hoeng1 mun4 dai6 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
- 文弱书生 文弱書生 wén ruò shū shēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ man4 joek6 syu1 saang1 (idiom) frail scholar
- 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 知书达理 知書達理 zhī shū dá lǐ ㄓ ㄕㄨ ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄧˇ zi1 syu1 daat6 lei5 educated and well-balanced (idiom)