草堂 cǎotáng thatched cottage Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents cǎotáng thatched cottage 草 cǎo noun grass grass; straw; herbs; plants with non-woody stems堂 táng noun hall (bound form) a hall; a main room of a building; a room used for a specific purposecǎotáng scholar's study 草 cǎo adjective careless careless; hasty; rough; sloppy堂 táng noun hall (bound form) a hall; a main room of a building; a room used for a specific purpose