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by means of; excuse, pretext; to rely on

💡 Ideographic: A plow 耤 is the means used to grow crops 艹
HSK 17 strokes Common (26%)

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⿱艹耤 i

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Component Tree i

cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
to plow; to rely on
🔤 Pictophonetic: 耒 (plow) provides meaning, 昔 provides pronunciation
14 strokes