cǎo

  1. cǎo noun grass; straw; herbs
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Plant 植物
    Notes: As in 草木 (Guoyu '草' n 1; Unihan '草')
  2. cǎo noun a draft; a manuscript
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
    Notes: In the sense of 底稿 (Guoyu '草' n 4)
  3. cǎo adjective careless; rough; hasty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 马虎 (Guoyu '草' adj 1)
  4. cǎo noun a field
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 田野 (Guoyu '草' n 2)
  5. cǎo noun a calligraphic technique
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 行草 'semi-cursive script' (Guoyu '草' n 3)
  6. cǎo proper noun Cao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '草' n 5)
  7. cǎo adjective initial; preliminary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 初步的 (Guoyu '草' adj 2)
  8. cǎo verb to outline; to draft
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 起稿 (Guoyu '草' v 1)

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