Memory phrase for the character: 粗

粗

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Meaning

coarse, rough, unfinished, rude, vulgar

Pronunciation

cū

Explanation

 Left: rice 米, right: moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)

Mnemonic
 
If the rice (grains) are as big as stackable stones, it is too coarse and rough.

Radicals

米 riceThis radical 米 means the rice grain. The rice plant has this radical: 禾
且 and; moreover; yet




 Vocabulary

粗糙 cū cāo  crude; gruff; rough; coarse
脸红脖子粗 liǎn hóng bó zi cū  red in the face; extremely angry
粗笨 cū bèn  awkward; clumsy; unwieldy; heavy-handed
 

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