| 1 | 草 | 草 | cǎo | cao3 | grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; Classifiers: 棵 ; variant of 草 | | |
| 2 | 草原 | 草原 | cǎo yuán | cao3 yuan2 | grassland; prairie; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 3 | 草地 | 草地 | cǎo dì | cao3 di4 | lawn; meadow; sod; turf; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 4 | 草案 | 草案 | cǎo àn | cao3 an4 | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | | |
| 5 | 草鞋 | 草鞋 | cǎo xié | cao3 xie2 | straw sandals | | |
| 6 | 草木 | 草木 | cǎo mù | cao3 mu4 | vegetation; plants | | |
| 7 | 草丛 | 草叢 | cǎo cóng | cao3 cong2 | underbrush | | |
| 8 | 草场 | 草場 | cǎo chǎng | cao3 chang3 | pastureland | | |
| 9 | 草莓 | 草莓 | cǎo méi | cao3 mei2 | strawberry; Classifiers: 颗 ; (Tw) hickey; love bite | | |
| 10 | 草坪 | 草坪 | cǎo píng | cao3 ping2 | lawn | | |
| 11 | 草鱼 | 草魚 | cǎo yú | cao3 yu2 | grass carp | | |
| 12 | 草药 | 草藥 | cǎo yào | cao3 yao4 | herbal medicine | | |
| 13 | 草芥人命 | 草芥人命 | cǎo jiè rén mìng | cao3 jie4 ren2 ming4 | see 草菅人命 | | |
| 14 | 草编 | 草編 | cǎo biān | cao3 bian1 | straw weaving | | |
| 15 | 草船借箭 | 草船借箭 | cǎo chuán jiè jiàn | cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4 | lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义 ); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends | | |
| 16 | 草本植物 | 草本植物 | cǎo běn zhí wù | cao3 ben3 zhi2 wu4 | herbaceous plant | | |
| 17 | 草草收场 | 草草收場 | cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng | cao3 cao3 shou1 chang3 | to rush to conclude a matter; to end up abruptly | | |
| 18 | 草字头儿 | 草字頭兒 | cǎo zì tóu r | cao3 zi4 tou2 r5 | grass radical 艹 | | |
| 19 | 草垫子 | 草墊子 | cǎo diàn zi | cao3 dian4 zi5 | straw mattress; palliasse | | |
| 20 | 草秆 | 草稈 | cǎo gǎn | cao3 gan3 | straw; grain stalks | | |
| 21 | 草包 | 草包 | cǎo bāo | cao3 bao1 | idiot; straw bag | | |
| 22 | 草草了事 | 草草了事 | cǎo cǎo liǎo shì | cao3 cao3 liao3 shi4 | to rush through the work; to get through a thing carelessly | | |
| 23 | 草根树皮 | 草根樹皮 | cǎo gēn shù pí | cao3 gen1 shu4 pi2 | roots of grass and bark of trees (which can be eaten when starving) (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 草根网民 | 草根網民 | cǎo gēn wǎng mín | cao3 gen1 wang3 min2 | grassroots netizens | | |
| 25 | 草菇 | 草菇 | cǎo gū | cao3 gu1 | straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea); paddy straw mushroom | | |