蒭
chú

to cut grass

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approved by inralback19 · Feb 17, 2026, 04:45 PM · Reviewed by inralback19 on Feb 17, 2026, 04:45 PM

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To mow 芻 grass 芻; 芻 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
芻
芻 SoundMeaning component
mow, cut grass

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“芻，刈艸也。象包束艸之形。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)