Grass 1 (grass,

④ Arabic)

①A collective term for herbaceous plants other than cultivated plants in higher plants: wild ~ ㄧ green ~ ㄧ water ~.

②The stems and leaves of rice, wheat, and the like, which are used for fuel, fodder, etc.: rice ㄧ ㄧ ㄧ ㄧ rope ㄧ ㄧ ㄧ shoes.

④Female (mostly referring to domestic animals or poultry): ~ donkey ㄧ ~ chicken.

Grass2 (cursive)

[cǎo]

①Hasty; not meticulous: 潦～ㄧ字写得很～.

②The name of the form of writing the characters. a) A type of Chinese character form: ~shu ㄧ ~write ㄧ zhen ~ scribe seal script. b) The handwritten form of the pinyin alphabet: big ~ ㄧ little ~.

3) Preliminary; informal (manuscript): ~ case ㄧ ~ draft.

④〈书〉drafting: ～拟.