Chinese Word: 糙 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

糙HSK 5

Pinyin: cāo

English Definition: rough; coarse (in texture)

Chinese Definition:
①米脱壳而未舂的状态：糙米。
②不细致，不光滑：粗糙。毛糙。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 米

Pictophonetic:造 indicates the sound; 米 (rice) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
- 造 [ zào ] to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture

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粗糙HSK 5	cū cāo	crude; gruff; rough; coarse
糙米	cāo mǐ	brown rice
糙皮病	cāo pí bìng	pellagra (medicine)
糙面内质网	cāo miàn nèi zhì wǎng	rough endoplasmic reticulum
皮肤粗糙HSK 5	pí fū cū cāo	pachylosis

1		nǐ xǐ huān 你喜欢 bái mǐ fàn 白米饭 hái shi 还是 cāo mǐ fàn 糙米饭？ Do you prefer white rice or brown rice?
2		fēng shā 风沙 de 的 qì hòu 气候 shǐ 使 tā 她 de 的 pí fū cū cāo 皮肤粗糙 le 了。 The windy and dusty weather coarsened her skin.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 shā fā 沙发 zuò gōng 做工 fēi cháng 非常 cū cāo 粗糙， zǒng shì 总是 guā shāng 刮伤 wǒ 我 de 的 pí fū 皮肤。 The craftsmanship of this sofa is very rough and always scratches my skin.