草 cou² {cǎo}

(noun) boy or male; (Chinese radical) in a component form "艹"

草 {cào}

to fuck (vulgar)

艸〔草〕 {cǎo}

1. grass
2. straw
3. manuscript
4. draft (of a document)
5. careless
6. rough
7. CL: 棵,撮,株,根

草 cou² {cǎo}

1. grass
2. straw
3. manuscript
4. draft (of a document)
5. careless
6. rough
7. CL: 棵,撮,株,根

草簽〔-签〕 cou² cim¹ {cǎo qiān}

to initial something

草創〔-创〕 cou² cong³ {cǎo chuàng}

an initial stage; to start to establish or to found

草地 cou² dei⁶ {cǎo dì}

(noun) Grass field

草芥 cou² gaai³ {cǎo jiè}

worthless as dirt

草羊 cou² joeng⁴ {cǎo yáng}

a goat

草龍〔-龙〕 cou² lung⁴ {cǎo lóng}

grass lizard; a cigarette spiked with heroin

草蜢 cou² maang⁵ {cǎo měng}

(celebrity) The Grasshopper, a former bang in Hong Kong

草披 cou² pei¹ {cǎo pī}

lawn

草席 cou² zek⁶ {cǎo xí}

Straw mat

草耙 cou² baa³ {cǎo pá}

a rake

草包 cou² baau¹ {cǎo bāo}

1. idiot
2. straw bag

草標〔-标〕 cou² biu¹ {cǎo biāo}

(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.

草本 cou² bun² {cǎo běn}

1. grass
2. herb

草場〔-场〕 cou² coeng⁴ {cǎo chǎng}

pastureland

草草 cou² cou² {cǎo cǎo}

1. carelessly
2. hastily

草叢〔-丛〕 cou² cung⁴ {cǎo cóng}

underbrush

草地 cou² dei⁶ {cǎo dì}

1. lawn
2. meadow
3. sod
4. turf
5. CL: 片

草甸 cou² din⁶ {cǎo diàn}

meadow

草雞〔-鸡〕 cou² gai¹ {cǎo jī}

1. free-range chicken
2. (dialect) hen
3. cowardly

草根 cou² gan¹ {cǎo gēn}

grassroots

草稈〔-秆〕 cou² gon² {cǎo gǎn}

1. straw
2. grain stalks

草稿 cou² gou² {cǎo gǎo}

1. draft
2. outline
3. sketch

草菇 cou² gu¹ {cǎo gū}

1. straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)
2. paddy straw mushroom

草果 cou² gwo² {cǎo guǒ}

1. black cardamom
2. (dialect) strawberry

草鞋 cou² haai⁴ {cǎo xié}

straw sandals

草鴞〔-鸮〕 cou² hiu¹ {cǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)

草海 cou² hoi² {Cǎo hǎi}

Caohai Lake, Guizhou

草擬〔-拟〕 cou² ji⁵ {cǎo nǐ}

1. first draft
2. to draw up (a first version)

草藥〔-药〕 cou² joek⁶ {cǎo yào}

herbal medicine

草魚〔-鱼〕 cou² jyu² {cǎo yú}

grass carp

草原 cou² jyun⁴ {cǎo yuán}

1. grassland
2. prairie
3. CL: 片

草寇 cou² kau³ {cǎo kòu}

bandits

草料 cou² liu² {cǎo liào}

fodder

草鷺〔-鹭〕 cou² lou⁶ {cǎo lù}

(Chinese bird species) purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

草碼〔-码〕 cou² maa⁵ {cǎo mǎ}

the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine

草蜢 cou² maang⁵ {cǎo měng}

grasshopper

草民 cou² man⁴ {cǎo mín}

1. the grass roots
2. the hoi polloi

草莽 cou² mong⁵ {cǎo mǎng}

1. a rank growth of grass
2. uncultivated land
3. wilderness

草帽 cou² mou² {cǎo mào}

straw hat

草莓 cou² mui² {cǎo méi}

1. strawberry
2. CL: 顆
3. (Taiwan) hickey
4. love bite

草木 cou² muk⁶ {cǎo mù}

1. vegetation
2. plants

草案 cou² on³ {cǎo àn}

draft (legislation, proposal etc)

草皮 cou² pei⁴ {cǎo pí}

1. turf
2. sward
3. sod

草坪 cou² ping⁴ {cǎo píng}

lawn

草山 cou² saan¹ {Cǎo Shān}

Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)

草率 cou² seot¹ {cǎo shuài}

1. careless
2. negligent
3. sloppy
4. not serious

草書〔-书〕 cou² syu¹ {cǎo shū}

1. grass script
2. cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)

草酸 cou² syun¹ {cǎo suān}

oxalic acid C2H2O4

草圖〔-图〕 cou² tou⁴ {cǎo tú}

1. a sketch
2. rough drawing

草屯 cou² tyun⁴ {Cǎo tún}

Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

草屋 cou² uk¹ {cǎo wū}

thatched hut

草紙〔-纸〕 cou² zi² {cǎo zhǐ}

1. rough straw paper
2. toilet paper
3. brown paper

草墊〔-垫〕 cou² zin³ {cǎo diàn}

straw mattress

草薦〔-荐〕 cou² zin³ {cǎo jiàn}

1. straw mattress
2. palliasse

草花頭〔--头〕 cou² faa¹ tau² {cǎo huā tou}

the Kangxi radical 140 in Chinese writing, visibly similar to two crosses lining up in a row

草頭王〔-头-〕 cou² tau⁴ wong⁴ {cǎo tóu wáng}

bandit chief;

草蜻蛉 cou² cing¹ ling⁴ {cǎo qīng líng}

green lacewing

草大青 cou² daai⁶ cing¹ {cǎo dà qīng}

Isatis indigotica (indigo woad plant)

草地鷚〔--鹨〕 cou² dei⁶ lau⁶ {cǎo dì liù}

(Chinese bird species) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

草原鵰〔--雕〕 cou² jyun⁴ diu¹ {cǎo yuán diāo}

(Chinese bird species) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

草原鷂〔--鹞〕 cou² jyun⁴ jiu⁶ {cǎo yuán yào}

(Chinese bird species) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)

草莓族 cou² mui² zuk⁶ {cǎo méi zú}

pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)

草木灰 cou² muk⁶ fui¹ {cǎo mù huī}

plant ash

草泥馬〔--马〕 cou² nai⁴ maa⁵ {cǎo ní mǎ}

1. grass mud horse
2. used as a substitute for 肏你媽, to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet

草爬子 cou² paa⁴ zi² {cǎo pá zi}

tick (zoology)

草坪機〔--机〕 cou² ping⁴ gei¹ {cǎo píng jī}

lawn mower

草珊瑚 cou² saan¹ wu⁴ {cǎo shān hú}

Sarcandra glabra (botany)

草石蠶〔--蚕〕 cou² sek⁶ caam⁴ {cǎo shí cán}

1. Chinese artichoke
2. Stachys sieboldii

草屯鎮〔--镇〕 cou² tyun⁴ zan³ {Cǎo tún zhèn}

Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

草墊子〔-垫-〕 cou² zin³ zi² {cǎo diàn zi}

1. straw mattress
2. palliasse

草地滾球〔--滚-〕 cou² dei⁶ gwan² kau⁴ {cǎo dì gǔn qiú}

Lawn Bowls

草根階層〔--阶层〕 cou² gan¹ gaai¹ cang⁴ {cǎo gēn jiē céng}

grassroots (caste); poverty class

草本植物 cou² bun² zik⁶ mat⁶ {cǎo běn zhí wù}

herbaceous plant

草草了事 cou² cou² liu⁵ si⁶ {cǎo cǎo liǎo shì}

1. to rush through the work
2. to get through a thing carelessly

草草收兵 cou² cou² sau¹ bing¹ {cǎo cǎo shōu bīng}

1. to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
2. half-baked

草草收場〔---场〕 cou² cou² sau¹ coeng⁴ {cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng}

1. to rush to conclude a matter
2. to end up abruptly

草菅人命 cou² gaan¹ jan⁴ ming⁶ {cǎo jiān rén mìng}

1. human life as grass (idiom); to kill people like scything grass
2. a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen

草根網民〔--网-〕 cou² gan¹ mong⁵ man⁴ {cǎo gēn wǎng mín}

grassroots netizens

草原百靈〔---灵〕 cou² jyun⁴ baak³ ling⁴ {cǎo yuán bǎi líng}

(Chinese bird species) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)

草原巨蜥 cou² jyun⁴ geoi⁶ sik¹ {cǎo yuán jù xī}

Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

草綠籬鶯〔-绿篱莺〕 cou² luk⁶ lei⁴ ang¹ {cǎo lǜ lí yīng}

(Chinese bird species) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)

草木皆兵 cou² muk⁶ gaai¹ bing¹ {cǎo mù jiē bīng}

1. lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
2. to feel beleaguered

草木鳥獸〔--鸟兽〕 cou² muk⁶ niu⁵ sau³ {cǎo mù niǎo shòu}

flora and fauna

草滿囹圄〔-满--〕 cou² mun⁵ ling⁴ jyu⁵ {cǎo mǎn líng yǔ}

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

草率收兵 cou² seot¹ sau¹ bing¹ {cǎo shuài shōu bīng}

1. to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
2. half-baked

草食動物〔--动-〕 cou² sik⁶ dung⁶ mat⁶ {cǎo shí dòng wù}

1. herbivore
2. herbivorous animal

草船借箭 cou² syun⁴ ze³ zin³ {cǎo chuán jiè jiàn}

1. lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義)
2. fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

草字頭兒〔--头儿〕 cou² zi⁶ tau⁴ ji⁴ {cǎo zì tóu r}

grass radical 艹

草原灰伯勞〔----劳〕 cou² jyun⁴ fui¹ baak³ lou⁴ {cǎo yuán huī bó láo}

(Chinese bird species) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)