糙

cāo
#3,112 most
frequent character
rough, coarse (in texture)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

糙 pairs 米, rice or grain, as its meaning part with 造 zào for sound. It first meant 'rice not yet dehusked,' then grew to 'rough; coarse.' The sound matches only in the rhyme.

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Homophones

操cāo
to grasp, to hold, to operate

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