粗

cū

remote; distant

variant of 粗[cu1]

Rice (米) + sound (且) = coarse, rough, thick

且 lends the sound cū; 米 (rice, grain) anchors the meaning — rough, unpolished grain suggests coarseness. The core sense is thick or crude, as in unmilled rice still in its raw state.

米+且→粗
且A phonetic componentPhonetic
米RiceSemantic

这根绳子很粗,用来拉车很合适。

zhè gēn shéng zi hěn cū, yòng lái lā chē hěn hé shì。

This rope is very thick, it is quite suitable for pulling a cart.

他的手因为长年干活变得很粗。

tā de shǒu yīn wèi cháng nián gàn huó biàn de hěn cū。

His hands have become very rough from years of hard work.

Words with 粗

粗疏

cū shū

coarse

粗细

cū xì

thick and thin

五大三粗

wǔ dà sān cū

burly

加粗

jiā cū

to make text bold

动粗

dòng cū

to use violence (against sb)

喘粗气

chuǎn cū qì

to pant heavily

大老粗

dà lǎo cū

uncouth fellow

抱粗腿

bào cū tuǐ

to latch on to the rich and powerful

拔根汗毛比腰粗

bá gēn hàn máo bǐ yāo cū

lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)

挟细拿粗

xié xì ná cū

to provoke

气粗

qì cū

irascible

爆粗

bào cū

to say offensive words; to swear

More characters with 米

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