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The character 草, a phono-semantic compound, denotes 'grass' or 'herbal plants.' Its structure combines the semantic grass radical 艹 at the top, indicating the plant category, with the phonetic component 早 (meaning 'early') at the bottom. Historically, an earlier form with two grass radicals represented grass, while the current character initially meant 'acorn'; through semantic merging, 草 eventually assumed the meaning of grass. Its usage extends broadly to describe meadows, medicinal herbs, and even a hasty or rough manner, as seen in the term for drafting documents.
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草地上有花。
草长得很好。
我们在草地上跑步。
草原的风光很美。
草莓是一种水果。
草药可以治疗感冒。
草坪需要定期修剪。
环境保护包括草原保护。