Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
早 艸 ⿱艹早
Mandarin
cao3, zao4
English
Definitions
grass; hasty; straw; careless; draft (of a document); manuscript; rough; herbs; thatch
Mnemonic
Relating to grass 艸
Etymology
Notes
This character contains the original meaning of 艸; it seems the phonetic 早 is redundant