n. (Hira=くさ) grass, herb, green plant with flat leaves and jointed stems (used as a ground cover in lawns, fields, etc.)

v. (Hira=そうする) draft, make an outline

n. (Trad=草, Pinyin=cao3) grass, manuscript, straw

adj. (Trad=草, Pinyin=cao3) straw, careless, rough, hasty, oxalic, thatched

n. (Simp=草, Pinyin=cao3) grass, manuscript, straw

adj. (Simp=草, Pinyin=cao3) straw, careless, rough, hasty, oxalic, thatched

a candle; a taper

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[初] the beginning; the commencement; the first

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[抄] an extract [excerpt]; a selection

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[秒] a second

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[草] (1) a draft; drafting
(2) cursive writing; a cursive hand

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[醋] vinegar

[草-] make a draft (of); draft

[抄-] copy; transcribe; abstract; make an abstract [extract] of

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[草-] make a draft (of, on, from); draft [draw up] (a bill); write in rough form

da3 cao3 jing1 she2
Hitting the grass to startle the snakes.
Originally, this expression was used to describe an evil person who was punished as a warning to others of his kind. Nowadays it means to act rashly and attract the enemy.

zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1
Digging up the weeds by the roots.
To eliminate the roots of future trouble.

ji2 feng1 zhi1 jing4 cao3
A gale tells the hardiness of a blade of grass.
A good seaman is known in bad weather. A man of strong will can stand severe tests.

cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1
Every bush and tree looks like an enemy.
Describing a person in a state of strong suspicion and fear. Extreme nervousness. Taking every bush for a bugbear.