艹 (ǎo) — (radical) grass radical (草字头), used in characters related to grass and plants
Definition
艹 is the grass radical (草字头), the two-stroke top component found in many plant-related characters. Learners encounter it visually rather than as a standalone word — it carries meaning, not pronunciation.
noun
(radical) grass radical (草字头)used in characters related to grass and plants
Examples
- 艹。Zhè ge zì de shàng miàn shì ǎo.The top of this character is the grass radical.
- 艹。Hěn duō zhí wù xiāng guān de zì dōu yǒu ǎo.Many plant-related characters have the grass radical.
- ，艹。Xué xí hàn zì shí, jì zhù ǎo de yì si hěn yǒu bāng zhù.When learning Chinese characters, remembering the meaning of the grass radical is very helpful.
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