草皮 (cǎo pí) — sod, turf | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sodturf

Measure word · 块

草皮。
Gōng yuán lǐ xīn pù le yí piàn cǎo pí.
A new patch of turf was laid in the park.
草皮，。
Zhè zhǒng cǎo pí nài hàn, bù xū yào jīng cháng jiāo shuǐ.
This kind of sod is drought-tolerant and doesn't need frequent watering.
草皮。
Yuán dīng zhèng zài xiū jiǎn mén qián de cǎo pí.
The gardener is trimming the sod in front of the door.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹早草

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

早

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

草 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 早, which gives the sound. The form originally referred to another word and was later used for the grass sense.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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