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粗
cū
1. coarse
2. rough
3. thick (for cylindrical objects)
4. unfinished
5. vulgar
6. rude
7. crude
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

粗
cū
rough, think; coarse, rude
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

动粗
dòngcū
to use violence (against sb)
气粗
qìcū
irascible
短粗
duǎncū
stocky (short and robust)
粗估
cūgū
rough estimate
粗俗
cūsú
vulgar
粗劣
cūliè
coarse
粗厉
cūlì
abrasive
粗口
cūkǒu
swear words
粗哑
cūyǎ
husky
粗壮
cūzhuàng
thick and solid
粗大
cūdà
thick
粗心
cūxīn
careless
HSK 4
粗放
cūfàng
extensive
粗暴
cūbào
rough
粗榧
cūfěi
Chinese plum-yew
粗活
cūhuó
unskilled labor
粗浅
cūqiǎn
shallow
粗犷
cūguǎng
rough
粗率
cūshuài
rough
粗略
cūlüè
rough (not precise or accurate)

Alternate Entries

粗
cū
variant of [[粗<cū>]]
粗
cū
remote / distant / variant of [[粗<cū>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,413
Word Frequency Rank
2,978 of 84,292

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