刍 - chú - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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刍 (芻)

chú

Definition

to mow
to cut grass
hay
straw
fodder

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

急

jí

urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; impatient; to worry

趋

qū

to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge

皱

zhòu

to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease

煞

shà

fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)

chick; young bird

crepe; wrinkle

to make up (a story); Taiwan pr. [zou1]

驺

zōu

groom or chariot driver employed by a noble (old)

Related words (7)

hay; fodder

army provisions

to mow grass and cut firewood; grass mower; woodman

刍议

chú yì

(lit.) grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman; my humble opinion

刍豢

chú huàn

livestock; farm animals

反刍

fǎn chú

to ruminate; to chew the cud

反刍动物

fǎn chú dòng wù

ruminant

Idioms (1)

反裘负刍

fǎn qiú fù chú

(lit.) to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom); (fig.) to live a life of poverty and hard work; (fig.) to act stupidly

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