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Chinese symbol for “hay”

干草
gān cǎo
Traditional: 乾草
hay

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hay is 干草 (gān cǎo), defined as: hay.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

干 gān
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes
草 cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hay”

WordPinyinMeaning
刍秣 (芻秣)chú mòhay; fodder
藁草gǎo cǎohay; dried grass
刍 (芻)chúto mow or cut grass; hay

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干草.

WordPinyinMeaning
干部 (幹部)gàn bùcadre; official
干净 (乾淨)gān jìngclean; neat
干嘛 (幹嘛)gàn máwhat are you doing?; whatever for?
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)
草原cǎo yuángrassland; prairie

See also: Japanese symbol for “hay”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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