⾋
grass
cǎo (cao3)
Radical no. 140 · 6 strokes (第 140 部首 · 6 画 dì 140 bùshǒu · 6 huà)
Radical ⾋ (cǎo) — meaning: grass, 6 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The grass radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting three blades of grass sprouting from earth. The modern form with three horizontal strokes on top clearly represents the structure of grass rising from the ground.
Mnemonic: Three horizontal strokes on top resemble three grass blades sprouting from the base directly below them.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
1 characters- 艹cǎo
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
3 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.