chú
Traditional: 芻
刍 (chú) is a Chinese word meaning “to mow or cut grass; hay; straw”.
Meanings
- 1to mow or cut grass
- 2hay
- 3straw
- 4fodder
Related words
反刍to ruminate反刍动物ruminant刍狗(literary) straw dog used as a ritual offering in ancient China (treated with reverence during the rite and discarded afterwards)刍秣hay刍粮army provisions刍荛to mow grass and cut firewood刍议lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman刍豢livestock反裘负刍lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)