莎草

Chinese

		(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect) (grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); (phonetic)	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (莎草)		莎	草
simp. ^#(莎草)		莎	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suōcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): so¹ cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suōcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suocǎo
  - Wade–Giles: so¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: swō-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suotsao
  - Palladius: соцао (socao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /swɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: so¹ cou²
  - Yale: sō chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: so¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: so¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

莎草

papyrus (plant in the sedge family)

Synonyms

紙莎草／纸莎草 (zhǐsuōcǎo)
紙草／纸草 (zhǐcǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
莎	草
かやつり Hyōgaiji	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
irregular	kun’yomi

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 莎草 (suōcǎo).

Noun

莎(かやつり)草(ぐさ) • (kayatsurigusa)

Alternative spelling of 蚊帳吊草 (“lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
莎	草

Noun

莎草 • (sacho) (hangeul 사초)

Hanja form^? of 사초 (“sedge”).

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