草案
Old HSK 6
草案 (cǎo'àn) · draft (of a law or plan)
草案 (cǎo'àn) means “draft (of a law or plan)”. It is written with 2 characters: 草 (grass) + 案 (file). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 草案 is built
The characters
草 cǎo · grass
What 草 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 早zǎo — early
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 早 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
案 àn · file
What 案 is made of
- 安ān — (bound form) calm
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
- 宀 — roof
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 安 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这只是一个草案，还可以修改。Zhè zhǐshì yī gè cǎo'àn, hái kěyǐ xiūgǎi.This is just a draft and can still be changed.
会议讨论了新的法律草案。Huìyì tǎolùn le xīn de fǎlǜ cǎo'àn.The meeting discussed the new draft law.
Questions about 草案
What does 草案 mean?
草案 (cǎo'àn) means “draft (of a law or plan)”.
How do you pronounce 草案?
草案 is pronounced cǎo'àn.
Which HSK level is 草案?
草案 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 草率cǎoshuàicareless
- 起草qǐcǎoto draft
- 草cǎograss
- 答案dá'ànanswer
- 方案fāng'ànplan
- 图案túànpattern
- 案件ànjiàn(legal) case
- 案例ànlìcase
- 档案dàng'ànfile
Learn 草案 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.