粗 (cou1 | cu1) : rough; careless

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粗

cou1

cu1

[1] rough; coarse; crude
[2] careless; negilgent; inattentive
[3] roughly; slightly
[4] thick; bulky; wide; large
[5] gruff; husky; loud
[6] rude; vulgar; unrefined

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 米 (#119)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

粗

This word has been viewed 8708 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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粗製濫造 cou1 zai3 laam5 zou6 cu1 zhi4 lan4 zao4 = shoddily made; cheap in make

監粗 gaam3 cou1 = to act recklessly 粵

講粗口 gong2 cou1 hau2 = to utter profanities 粵

粗魯 cou1 lou5 cu1 lu3 = rough

粗細 cou1 sai3 cu1 xi4 = thickness; fineness; level of refinement

粗糧 cou1 loeng4 cu1 liang2 = coarse grains (as opposed to rice and wheat)

粗暴 cou1 bou6 cu1 bao4 = rough; cruel

粗心大意 cou1 sam1 daai6 ji3 cu1 xin1 da4 yi4 = careless; negligent

粗心 cou1 sam1 cu1 xin1 = careless

粗野 cou1 je5 cu1 ye3 = insolent
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 粗
Unicode code for this character: U+7c97 (off-site link)

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