草 (cǎo)
variant of 草[cao3]
- HSK 3.1 level 2
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 早 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“草，草斗，櫟實也。一曰象斗子。从艸，早聲。”
Components
- 艹 (sound, meaning) — 艹 is a component form of 艸.
- 早 (sound)