艸
- grass, herb;
It representing the general category of herbaceous plants.
Etymology
It is the original form of the character 草 (meaning "grass"). The character 艸 is a compound ideograph formed by placing two 屮 characters, which depict the shape of sprouting grass, side by side.
Usage in Korean
艸 is considered a somewhat unfortunate character because it has largely been replaced by 草 in regions like Taiwan.
In Japan, regardless of whether the old (kyūjitai) or new (shinjitai) forms are used, 草 is the standard character, and 艸 is not even included in the list of commonly used kanji (jōyō kanji).
Thus, 艸 is rarely used independently today.
Alternative forms
- 艹 — the top radical form of 艸;
Characters with 艸
- 萬 — ten thousand, 10.000, ten-thousandth;
- 花 — flower;
- 菊 — chrysanthemum;
- 著 — to appear, to become manifest;
- 藝 — skill, craft, art, talent, cultivated ability;
- 蘇 — to revive, to come back to life, resurrection, revival;
- 英 — flower, corolla (the petals of a flower), outstanding, excellent;
- 華 — flower, to blossom, to shine, splendid, magnificent;
- 落 — to fall, to drop, to let fall;
- 苦 — suffering, pain;
- 蒙 — dark, dim, ignorant, foolish;
- 蕃 — to multiply, to flourish, to grow thickly, (literary) luxuriant, lush;
- 蕩 — dissipated, profligate, wander;
艸
풀
초
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Kangxi radical:140
Strokes:6
Unicode:U+8278
Cangjie input:
- 山山 (UU)
- 難山山 (XUU)
Composition:
- ⿰ 䶹 屮
