草书
草书草書 cǎo shū ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨ cou2 syu1
- grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Stroke order
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
草
书
- 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
- 书写書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
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 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- 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
- 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)
- 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)