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艹 means 'grass' and is a variant of 艸

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 140    Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Component in 1126 kanji (119 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
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Variants
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Notes
Study the patterns in the grass, including all the times this radical teams up with the 'water' radical. You'll learn to tell whether or not 艹 is an on-duty radical by observing its position in a character.
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艹
grass   
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