枯 ⇒
枯燥 kūzào, dry and dull/uninteresting/dry-as-dust
枯萎 kūwěi, to wilt/to wither/wilted/withered/drained/enervated/exhausted
枯竭 kūjié, used up/dried up/exhausted (of resources)
干枯 gānkū, [乾枯], withered/dried up
枯 kū, dried up
枯死 海枯石烂 hǎikūshílàn, [海枯石爛], lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)/fig. forever/until the...
枯干 kūgān, [枯乾], withered
枯叶 kūyè, [枯葉], dead leaf/withered leaf
枯树 枯黄 油枯 枯井 枯坐 枯骨 枯槁 kūgǎo, withered/haggard/languid/without energy
枯枝 摧枯拉朽
草 ⇒
草 cǎo/cào, [艸], variant of 草[cǎo], grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/C...
草莓 cǎoméi, strawberry/CL:顆|颗[kē]/(Tw) hickey/love bite
草坪 cǎopíng, lawn
烟草 yāncǎo, [煙草], tobacco
香草 xiāngcǎo, aromatic herb/vanilla/alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei/(fig.) loyal and ...
草地 cǎodì, lawn/meadow/sod/turf/CL:片[piàn]
草率 cǎoshuài, careless/negligent/sloppy/not serious
起草 qǐcǎo, to make a draft/to draw up (plans)
草原 cǎoyuán, grassland/prairie/CL:片[piàn]
草图 cǎotú, [草圖], a sketch/rough drawing
稻草 dàocǎo, rice straw
草药 cǎoyào, [草藥], herbal medicine
草稿 cǎogǎo, draft/outline/sketch
稻草人 dàocǎorén, scarecrow
割草机 gēcǎojī, [割草機], lawn mower (machine)
干草 gāncǎo, [乾草], hay
打草惊蛇 dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en...
杂草 zácǎo, [雜草], weeds
草丛 cǎocóng, [草叢], underbrush
甘草 gāncǎo, licorice root
草包 cǎobāo, idiot/straw bag
草皮 cǎopí, turf/sward/sod
草草 cǎocǎo, carelessly/hastily
草案 cǎoàn, draft (legislation, proposal etc)
草拟 cǎonǐ, [草擬], first draft/to draw up (a first version)
野草 yěcǎo, weeds/mistress or prostitute (old)
三叶草 sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil
斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn, [斬草除根], to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to elim...
麦草 药草 yàocǎo, [藥草], medicinal herb
草场 cǎochǎng, [草場], pastureland
风吹草动 花草 huācǎo, flowers and plants
除草 chúcǎo, to weed
草根 cǎogēn, grass roots (lit. and fig.)
青草 qīngcǎo, grass
除草剂 chúcǎojì, [除草劑], weed killer/herbicide
草木 cǎomù, vegetation/plants
草堆 墙头草 qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
嫩草 含羞草 hánxiūcǎo, mimosa/sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
除草机 食草动物 shícǎodòngwù, [食草動物], herbivore
芳草 寸草不生 cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
草帽 cǎomào, straw hat
牧草 mùcǎo, pasture/forage grass/pasturage
烟草业 青草地 草菅人命 cǎojiānrénmìng, to have disregard for human life (idiom)
粮草 liángcǎo, [糧草], army provisions/rations and fodder
剪草机 jiǎncǎojī, [剪草機], lawnmower
草本 cǎoběn, grass/herb
草叶 草窝 草纸 cǎozhǐ, [草紙], rough straw paper/toilet paper/brown paper
草果 cǎoguǒ, black cardamom/(dialect) strawberry
草鞋 cǎoxié, straw sandals
潦草 liáocǎo, careless/slovenly/illegible (of handwriting)
草籽 水草 shuǐcǎo, water plants/habitat with water source and grass
锄草 chúcǎo, [鋤草], to hoe/to weed
草料 cǎoliào, fodder
草体 cǎotǐ, [草體], see 草書|草书[cǎo shū]
莎草 suōcǎo, coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
谷草 gǔcǎo, [穀草], straw
拔草 中草药 zhōngcǎoyào, [中草藥], Chinese herbal medicine
草屋 cǎowū, thatched hut
杂草丛生 草书 cǎoshū, [草書], grass script/cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
草食 草芥 草本植物 cǎoběnzhíwù, herbaceous plant
金冬草 草履虫 草草收场 cǎocǎoshōuchǎng, [草草收場], to rush to conclude a matter/to end up abruptly
鹿蹄草 草绳 草浆 草垛 草字头 人非草木 茅草屋 茅草 máocǎo, sogon grass
灯心草 dēngxīncǎo, [燈心草], rush (botany)/Juncaceae
草编 cǎobiān, [草編], straw weaving
狂草 莽草 mǎngcǎo, Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)
草鸡 cǎojī, [草雞], free-range chicken/(dialect) hen/cowardly
草雏菊 野牛草 牛至草 樱草 一草一木 草棚 草海 Cǎohǎi, Caohai Lake, Guizhou
草字 草丘 草野 草酸 cǎosuān, oxalic acid CHÒ
草之海 草绿色 蛇根草 海草 hǎicǎo, seagrass
草开花 草种 芳草地
杆 ⇒
杆 gān/gǎn, [桿], pole/CL:條|条[tiáo],根[gēn], stick/pole/lever/classifier for long objects such as g...
栏杆 lángān, [欄杆], railing/banister
杆菌 gǎnjūn, [桿菌], bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
杆子 gānzi/gǎnzi, [桿子], pole, pole/stick/club/gang of bandits
旗杆 qígān, flagpole
电线杆 diànxiàngān/diànxiàngǎn, [電線杆]/[電線桿], electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gēn], electric pole/telephone pole/la...
杠杆 gànggǎn, [槓桿], lever/pry bar/crowbar/financial leverage
桅杆 wéigān, mast
操纵杆 cāozònggǎn, [操縱桿], joystick/control lever
推杆 tuīgān, [推桿], push rod or tappet (mechanics)/putter (golf)/to putt (golf)
撑杆跳 chēnggāntiào, [撐桿跳], pole-vaulting
大肠杆菌 dàchánggǎnjūn, [大腸桿菌], Escherichia coli (E. coli)
标杆 biāogān, [標杆], surveyor's pole/post (used for a landmark)/CL:根[gēn]/(fig.) goal/model/benchmark
铁栏杆 腰杆 横杆 吊杆 diàogān, a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
杆儿 杆状 笔杆子 bǐgǎnzi, [筆桿子], pen/an effective writer
枪杆 qiānggǎn, [槍桿], gun barrel
拉杆 lāgān, tension bar
电杆 diàngān/diàngǎn, [電杆]/[電桿], electric pole/telephone pole, electric pole/telegraph pole
连杆 变速杆 biànsùgǎn, [變速桿], gear lever/stick shift
平衡杆 收杆 活塞杆
菌 ⇒
细菌 xìjūn, [細菌], bacterium/germ
菌 jūn/jùn, germ/bacteria/fungus/mold/Taiwan pr. [jùn], mushroom
病菌 bìngjūn, harmful bacteria/pathogenic bacteria/germs
杆菌 gǎnjūn, [桿菌], bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
霉菌 méijūn, mold
真菌 zhēnjūn, fungi/fungus
葡萄球菌 pútaoqiújūn, staphylococcus
链球菌 liànqiújūn, [鏈球菌], streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
杀菌 shājūn, [殺菌], to kill germs/to disinfect/to sterilize
沙门氏菌 shāménshìjūn, [沙門氏菌], Salmonella
毒菌 菌类 jūnlèi, [菌類], fungus
大肠杆菌 dàchánggǎnjūn, [大腸桿菌], Escherichia coli (E. coli)
球菌 qiújūn, coccus (spherical bacteria pathogen)
病原菌 bìngyuánjūn, a pathogen/a bacterial pathogen
带菌者 dàijūnzhě, [帶菌者], asymptomatic carrier
灭菌 mièjūn, [滅菌], to sterilize
酵母菌 jiàomǔjūn, yeast/mold
抗菌素 kàngjūnsù, antibiotic
细菌战 xìjūnzhàn, [細菌戰], biological warfare/germ warfare
伞菌 sǎnjùn, [傘菌], agaric
细菌学 牛肝菌 niúgānjùn, porcino (Boletus edulis)
致病菌 zhìbìngjūn, pathogenic bacteria
菌种 jūnzhǒng, [菌種], (microorganism) species/strain/(fungus and mushroom) spore/spawn
霉菌病 菌丝 jūnsī, [菌絲], mycelium/hypha
菌落 jūnluò, bacterial colony/microbial colony
噬菌体 shìjūntǐ, [噬菌體], bacteriophage/phage/virus that infects bacteria
食用菌 黄曲霉菌 huángqūméijūn, [黃曲霉菌], Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
乳酸菌 rǔsuānjūn, lactic acid bacteria