枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙歎 zhī fén huì tàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress 刍荛 芻蕘 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman syn 出没 出沒 chū mò to come and go / to roam about (mostly unseen) / (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) / (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) / (of the sun) to rise and set 花丝 花絲 huā sī stalk (filament) of stamen 并蒂莲 並蒂蓮 bìng dì lián lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk / fig. a devoted married couple syn 稿 gǎo manuscript / draft / stalk of grain syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 茎 莖 jīng stalk / stem / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 秧 yāng sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) to raise / to cultivate (plants or animals) syn 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 穰 ráng abundant / stalk of grain syn 筮 shì divine by stalk syn 芤 kōu hollow / scallion stalk 眼柄 yǎn bǐng eye stalk (of crustacean etc) 秧子 yāng zi sapling / seedling / sprout / (esp.) rice seedling / stem / stalk / vine / baby livestock / fry / (dialect) (derog.) suffix used to indicate a type of person syn 茎干 莖干 jīng gān stem / stalk 茎干 莖幹 jīng gàn stem / stalk 跟踪骚扰 跟蹤騷擾 gēn zōng sāo rǎo (law) to stalk (sb) 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 青草 qīng cǎo grass 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 草本 cǎo běn grass / herb 凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 牧草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage 吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 仙草 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 割草 gē cǎo mow grass 饲草 飼草 sì cǎo forage grass syn 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 分蘖 分櫱 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) syn 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 莎草 suō cǎo coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical) 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 菅 jiān (grass) / Themeda forsbali 簟 diàn fine woven grass mat syn 荛 蕘 ráo fuel / grass 苕 tiáo reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old) 乇 zhé "blade of grass" component in Chinese characters 荑 tí (grass) syn 鲩 鯇 huàn grass carp syn 茷 fá denseness of grass-foliage 蓰 xǐ (grass) / increase five fold 蕝 jué coarse grass used to show rank 稂 láng grass / weeds syn 艸 cǎo grass 簑 suō raincape made of grass 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate syn 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society 薠 fán plant similar to coco-grass 莎草[suo1 cao3] (classical) 这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 茻 mǎng rank grass / overgrown weeds 蓔 yǎo a variety of grass 茦 cè pointed grass blade / to prick 韎 mèi a grass that gives red dye 莦 shāo jungle grass / lair 菼 tǎn Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass) / Miscanthus sinensis (feather grass) 稊 tí grass / tares 葽 yāo Polygala japonica / lush (grass) 薽 zhēn (grass) / (orchid) 张旭 張旭 zhāng xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 丵 zhuó thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters 人生一世，草木一春 rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence 兔子不吃窝边草 兔子不吃窩邊草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom) / fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow 宿草 sù cǎo grass that has grown on a grave since last year / (fig.) grave / to have died long ago / fodder provided to animals for the night 疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 