cǎo

grass

is a component form of , which depicts blades of grass.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

說文解字

《說文》:“艸,百芔也。从二屮。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica