刍

chú

ch+ú·2nd tone

to mow or cut grass · hay

Radical: 刀 Strokes: 5

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

分刀切争免初剪券刃劈刁

Same radical

分刀切争免初剪券刃劈刁

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Character Decomposition

刍=⺈+彐

Etymology

knife

Meanings

to mow or cut grass

hay

straw

fodder

chú

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Words with 刍 39 total

to ruminate · to chew the cud反刍fǎn chú (literary) straw dog used as a ritual offering in ancient China (treated with reverence during the rite and discarded afterwards)刍狗chú gǒu hay · fodder刍秣chú mò army provisions刍粮chú liáng to mow grass and cut firewood · grass mower · woodman刍荛chú ráo lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman · my humble opinion刍议chú yì livestock · farm animals刍豢chú huàn lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) · fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work · fig. to act stupidly反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chú ruminant反刍动物fǎn chú dòng wù

Idioms with 刍 11 total Chain

lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) · fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work · fig. to act stupidly反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chú

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