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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cū | cu1
English translation
coarse
rough
thick (for cylindrical objects)
unfinished
vulgar
rude
crude
variant of [cū]
remote
distant
rough, think; coarse, rude

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

grain

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

米且

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

qiě

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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最初 zuìchū 粗糙 cūcāo de zài 墓碑 mù bēi shǎng de 骷髅 kū lóu 交叉 jiāochā de 大腿骨图形 tú xíng ,已为 dài 翅膀 chìbǎng de 天使 tiān shǐ suǒ 代替 dàitì .

The skull - and - crossbones crudely carved on the first tombstones was replaced by a winged cherub.

zhè shù hěn .

This tree has a thick trunk.

Dāo Néng zài 一块 yī kuài Shí shǎng kuài .

Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.

zhǐ 粗重 de shǒu zhuā zhù le , le 起来 qǐlai .

A rough hand seized her and dragged her to her feet.

xiǎo 男孩 nán hái bèi 粗暴 cū bào de tuī dào 一边 yībiān .

The little boy was pushed roughly aside.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
coarse
粗鲁 cūlǔ coarse粗魯
粗糙 cūcāo crude粗糙 cūcāo
粗暴 cū bào rough粗暴 cū bào
粗俗 cū sú vulgar粗俗 cū sú
粗话 cū huà uncultured speech粗話
粗略 cū lu:è cursory粗略 cū lu:è
粗心 cūxīn careless粗心 cūxīn
粗野 cū yě insolent粗野 cū yě
粗大 cū dà thick粗大 cū dà
粗壮 cū zhuàng thick and solid粗壯
粗犷 cū guǎng rough粗獷
粗口 cū kǒu swear words粗口 cū kǒu
粗放 cū fàng extensive粗放 cū fàng
粗粮 cū liáng coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)粗糧
粗细 cū xì thick and thin粗細
粗心大意 cū xīn dà yì negligent粗心大意 cū xīn dà yì
粗鄙 cū bǐ vulgar粗鄙 cū bǐ
财大气粗 cái dà qì cū rich and imposing財大氣粗
粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work粗製濫造
粗浅 cū qiǎn shallow粗淺
大老粗 dà lǎo cū rustic大老粗 dà lǎo cū
粗活 cū huó unskilled labor粗活 cū huó
粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè boorish粗枝大葉

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Decomposition

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