Radical 140

艸 艹
139 ⾊ ◄	140	► ⾌ 141
Pinyin :	cǎo or 草字 頭 cǎozìtóu (= head of the sign grass)
Zhuyin :	ㄘ ㄠ ˇ
Hiragana :	く さ kusa
Kanji :	草 kusa or 草 冠kusakanmuri (= radical grass)
Hangul :	풀
Sinocorean :	초
Codepoint :	U + 8278 8279
Stroke sequence :

Radical 140 , meaning " grass ", is one of 29 of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese script that are written with six strokes.

With 374 combinations of characters in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary , there are many characters that can be found under this radical in the lexicon. In the Kangxi dictionary , with 1902 character combinations, it is the radical with the most combinations, which is 4.73 percent of 40,000 characters.

The radical "grass" does only in the traditional characters - list of traditional radicals consisting of 214 radicals, the 140th position. It can be found in a completely different place in modern abbreviation dictionaries. In the New Chinese-German Dictionary from the People's Republic of China, for example, it is in 50th position.

etymology

Two sprouts ( radical 45屮) next to each other give the impression of grass. The two crosses can be found, written separately (with 4 strokes 十 十 ) or together (with 3 strokes 艹 ), in many characters that have to do with vegetation . Today the grass head is written with three lines; In the past, the so-called 草 部 (cǎobù = grass radical) 艸 had six lines. The 草 部 has been abolished in most dictionaries in favor of the 草 頭 (cǎotóu = grass head) 艹.

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use

The radical is a very strong bearer of meaning for botany : 茅 (= a type of grass), 荒 (= bad harvest) or 芳 (= fragrant).

The spelling variant 艹 is always at the top.

Examples

character	Pīnyīn	translation
花	huā	Flower, blossom
苗	miáo	sprout
草	cǎo	grass
茅	máo	Reed grass

Character combinations ruled by radical 140

grass

Strokes	character
+ 00	艸 艹
+ 01	艺
+ 02	艻 艼 艽 艾 艿 芀 芁 节
+ 03	芃 芄 芅 芆 芇 芈 芉 芊 芋 芌 芍 芎 芏 芐 芑 芒 芓 芔 芕 芖 芗 芝
+ 04	芙芚芛芜芞芘芟芠芡芢芣芤芥芦芧芨芩芪芫芬芭芮芯芰花芲芳芴芵芶芷芸芹芺芻芼芾苀苁苂苃苄苅苆苇苈苉苊苋苌苍 苎 苏
+ 05	芽 芿 苐 苑 苒 苓 苔 苕 苖 苗 苘 苙 苚 苛 苜 苝 苞 苟 苠 苡 苢 苣 苤 若 苦 苦 苧 苨 苩 苪 苫 苬 苭 苮 苯 苰 英 苲 苳 苴 苵 苶 苷 苸 苹 苺 苾 苿 苽 苽 苽 苺 苾 苿 苽 苽 苽 苺 茁 苿 苽 苽 苽茂 范 茄 茅 茆 茇 茈 茉 茊 茋 茌 茍 茎 茏 茐 茑 茓 茔 茕
+ 06	茒 茖 茗 茘 茙 茚 茛 茜 茞 茟 茠 茡 茢 茤 茥 茦 茧 茨 茩 茪 茫 茬 茭 茮 茯 茰 茱茲 茳 茳 茴 茵 茶 茷 茸 茹 茺 茻 茼 茽 茾 茿 荀 荁 荂 荃 荄 荈 荆 荇 荇 荇 荇 荇草荊 荋 荌 荍 荎 荏 荐 荑 荒 荓 荔 荕 荖 荗 荘 荙 荚 荛 荜 荝 荞 荟 荠 荡 荡 荢 荣 荤 荥 荦 荧 荨 荩 荪 荬 荭 荮 药
+ 07	茝 茣 荫 荰 荱 荲 荳 荴 荵 荶 荷 荸 荹 荺 荻 荼 荽 荾 荿 莀 莁 莂 莃 莄 莅 莆 莇 莈 莈 莉 莊 莋 莌 莍 莎 莏 莐 莑 莒 莓 莔 莕 莖 莗 莘 莙 莝 莞 莜 莜 莜莟 莠 莡 莢 莣 莤 莥 莦 莧 莨 莩 莪 莫 莬 莭 莮 莯 莰 莱 莲 莳 莴 莵 莶 莶 获 莸 莹 莺 莼 莽 華
+ 08	莻 莾 莿 菀 菁 菂 菃 菄 菅 菆 菇 菈 菉 菊 菋 菌 菍 菎 菏 菐 菑 菒 菓 菔 菕 菖 菖 菗 菘 菙 菚 菛 菜 菝 菞 菟 菠 菡 菢 菣 菤 菥 菦 菧 菨 菩 菮 菰 菭 菭 菭菱 菲 菳 菴 菵 菶 菷 菸 菹 菺 菻 菼 菽 菾 菿 萀 萁 萂 萃 萄 萅 萆 萇 萈 萉 萊 萊 萋 萌 萍 萎 萏 萐 萑 萒 萓 萔 萕 萖 萗 萘 萙 萚 萛 萜 萝 萡 萢 萠 萠 萠萣 萤 营 萦 萧 著 葛
+ 09	萨 萩 萪 萫 萬 萭 萮 萯 萰 萱萲 萳 萴 萵 萶 萷 萸 萹 萺 萻 萼 落 萾 萿 葀 葁 葂 葂 葃 葄 葅 葆 葇 葈 葈 葉 葊 葋 葌 葍 葎 葏 葐 葑 葒 葓 葔 葕 葚 葘 葙 葙 葙 葙 葙 葙葜 葝 葞 葟 葠 葡 葢 董 葤 葥 葦 葧 葨 葩 葪 葫 葬 葭 葮 葯 葰 葱 葲 葳 葴 葵 葶 葷 葷 葸 葹 葺 葻 葻 葼 葽 葾 葿 蒀 蒁 蒂 蒃 蒄 蒅 蒆 蒇 蒈 蒉 蒊
+10	蒋 蒌 蒍 蒎 蒏 蒐 蒑 蒒 蒓 蒔 蒕 蒖 蒗 蒘 蒙 蒚 蒛 蒜 蒝 蒞 蒟 蒠 蒡 蒢 蒣 蒣 蒤 蒥 蒦 蒧 蒨 蒩 蒪 蒫 蒬 蒭 蒮 蒯 蒰 蒱 蒲 蒳 蒴 蒵 蒶 蒷 蒻 蒼 蒺 蒺 蒺 蒷 蒻 蒼 蒺 蒺 蒺 蒷 蒾 蒼 蒺 蒺 蒺蒿 蓀 蓁 蓂 蓃 蓄 蓅 蓆 蓇 蓈 蓉 蓊 蓋 蓌 蓍 蓎 蓏 蓐 蓑 蓒 蓓 蓔 蓕 蓖 蓗 蓗 蓘 蓙 蓚 蓛 蓜 蓝 蓞 蓟 蓠 蓡 蓢 蓣 蓤 蓥
+11	蓧 蓨 蓩 蓪 蓫 蓬 蓭 蓮 蓯 蓰 蓱 蓲 蓳 蓴 蓵 蓶 蓷 蓸 蓹 蓺 蓻 蓼 蓽 蓾 蓿 蔀 蔀 蔁 蔂 蔃 蔄 蔅 蔆 蔆 蔇 蔈 蔉 蔊 蔋 蔌 蔍 蔎 蔏 蔐 蔑 蔒 蔓 蔘 蔖 蔗 蔗 蔗 蔗 蔗 蔗蔙 蔚 蔛 蔜 蔝 蔞 蔟 蔠 蔡 蔢 蔣 蔤 蔥 蔦 蔧 蔨 蔩 蔪 蔫 蔬 蔭 蔮 蔯 蔰 蔱 蔱 蔲 蔳 蔴 蔵 蔶 蔷 蔸 蔹 蔺 蔻 蔼
+12	蔽 蔾 蔿 蕀 蕁 蕂 蕃 蕄 蕅 蕆 蕇 蕈 蕉 蕊 蕋 蕌 蕍 蕎 蕏 蕐 蕑 蕒 蕓 蕔 蕕 蕕 蕖 蕘 蕙 蕚 蕛 蕜 蕝 蕞 蕟 蕠 蕡 蕢 蕣 蕤 蕥 蕦 蕧 蕨 蕩 蕪 蕮 蕯 蕭 蕭 蕭 蕪 蕮 蕯 蕭 蕭 蕭 蕪 蕱 蕯 蕬 蕭 蕭蕲 蕳 蕴 蕵
+13	蕗 蕶 蕷 蕸 蕹 蕺 蕻 蕼 蕽 蕾 蕿 薀 薁 薂 薃 薄 薅 薆 薇 薈 薉 薊 薋 薌 薍 薎 薎 薏 薐 薑 薒 薓 薔 薕 薖 薗 薘 薙 薚 薛 薜 薝 薞 薟 薠 薡 薥 薦 薤 薤 薤薧 薨 薪 薬 薭 薮 薯
+14	薩 薫 薰 薱 薲 薳 薴 薵 薶 薷 薸 薹 薺 薻 薼 薽 薾 薿 藀 藁 藂 藃 藄 藅 藆 藆 藇 藈 藉 藊 藋 藌 藍 藎 藏 藐 藑 藒 藓
+15	藔 藕 藖 藗 藘 藙 藚 藛 藜 藝 藞 藟 藠 藡 藢 藣 藤 藥 藦 藧 藨 藩 藪 藫 藫 藬 藭 藮 藯 藰 藱 藲 藳 藴 藵 藶 藷 蘋
+16	藸 藹 藺 藻 藼 藽 藾 藿 蘀 蘁 蘂 蘃 蘄 蘅 蘆 蘇 蘈 蘉 蘊 蘌 蘍 蘎 蘏 蘐 蘑 蘑 蘓 蘔 蘢 蘣 蘤 蘥 蘦 蘧 蘨 蘩 蘪 蘫 蘬 蘭 蘮
+17	蘒 蘕 蘖 蘗 蘘 蘙 蘚 蘛 蘜 蘝 蘞 蘟 蘠 蘡 蘰
+18	蘲 蘳 蘴 蘵 蘶 蘷
+19	蘱 蘸 蘹 蘺 蘻 蘼 蘽 蘾 蘿 虀 虁
+20	虂 虃 虄 虅
+21	虆 虇 虈 虉
+23	虊
+25	虋 虌

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 140 is coded under the code point number 12.171 (U + 2F8B).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 194 .
• Cecilia Lindqvist : A world of signs - about the Chinese and their writing . Droemer Knaur, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-426-26482-X , p. 174 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 140  - Graphic representations of Radikal 140

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 140 on pages 27 and 44