Chinese Word Entry
勁草
Simplified Chinese form:
劲草
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): |
ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ
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| Mandarin (Pinyin): |
jìng cǎo
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| Cantonese (Jyutping): |
ging6 cou2
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| Definitions: |
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tough upright grass
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fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test
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Chinese characters used in this word
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勁
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strong, unyielding, tough, powerful
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng),
ㄐㄧㄣˋ (jìn)
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| Cantonese: |
ging3, ging6
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| Japanese: |
ケイ (kei)
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つよ.い (tsuyoi)
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| Korean: |
경 (gyeong)
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| Vietnamese: |
kính, cứng
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Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: |
劲 |
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草
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grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft, straw, thatch
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄘㄠˇ (cǎo),
ㄗㄠˋ (zào)
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| Cantonese: |
cou2
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| Japanese: |
ソウ (sou)
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くさ (kusa)、
くさ- (kusa-)、
-ぐさ (-gusa)
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| Korean: |
초 (cho)
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| Vietnamese: |
thảo
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Variants
| Semantic variant forms: |
艹、
肏、
艸、
操
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