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粗
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coarse

HSK 4 N1
Abstract →Qualities
cū
ソ
あら.い、あら-
조
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
米 rice+ 且 moreover =
粗 coarse
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
且 Phonetic component
qiě moreover
moreover, also (post-subject)
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Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)氣 spirit (trad)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粕 lees
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
粗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
粗 [cū]
coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude
Japanese
略 (rare) 、 粗 (rare) ほぼ 同音
adverb usually kana almost; roughly; approximately; about; around
粗 、 麁 (old) 、 麤 (old) そ 同音
adj-nanoun coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
粗 、 荒 (rare) あら 、 アラ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting) (usu. アラ)
  2. usually kana flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect
  3. rice chaff

prefix

  1. rough
  2. crude; raw; natural; wild
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
「ほぼ４ポンドだよ」とボブが言う。
"Nearly four pounds," says Bob.
他人のあらばかり探す嫌な人である。
He is a very irritating critic of others.
Japanese Names
粗 のぼる
Noboru given name
粗 ほぼ
Hobo surname
CHINESE WORDS (90)
粗鲁 [cū​lǔ] #4,970
coarse
粗鲁 [cū​lǔ] #4,970
coarse
粗糙 [cū​cāo] #9,617
crude
粗暴 [cū​bào] #7,759
rough
粗俗 [cū​sú] #9,756
vulgar
粗话 [cū​huà] #9,921
vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)
粗话 [cū​huà] #9,921
vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)
粗略 [cū​lüè] #22,875
rough (not precise or accurate)
粗心 [cū​xīn] #17,555
careless
粗野 [cū​yě] #14,293
insolent
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JAPANESE WORDS (114)
⭐ 粗末 [そまつ] #11,430
crude
⭐ 荒っぽい [あらっぽい] #14,449
wild
粗相 [そそう] #16,631
carelessness
⭐ 粗い [あらい] #19,063
coarse
お粗末 [おそまつ] #19,448
poor
⭐ 粗野 [そや] #20,447
rustic
⭐ 粗暴 [そぼう] #23,074
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.)
粗雑 [そざつ] #25,147
coarse
粗末にする [そまつにする] #25,623
to treat shabbily
⭐ 荒木 [あらき] #32,924
logs in bark
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