粗

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(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff; (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

米 meaning “grain” + 且 sound ( qiě )

Components 米且

coarse · Heisig RSH #2749

米 rice + shelves

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
粗心大意	cū xīn dà yì	negligent; careless; inadvertent
五大三粗	wǔ dà sān cū	burly; strapping; big and strong
大老粗	dà lǎo cū	uncouth fellow; rustic
粗体字	cū tǐ zì	bold letter
粗鲁不文	cū lǔ bù wén	crude and ill-educated (idiom)
粗管面	cū guǎn miàn	rigatoni
财大气粗	cái dà qì cū	rich and imposing; rich and overbearing
粗大	cū dà	thick; bulky; loud
粗心	cū xīn	careless; thoughtless
动粗	dòng cū	to use violence (against sb); to strong-arm sb; to manhandle
气粗	qì cū	irascible; overbearing
粗体	cū tǐ	bold (typeface)
粗分	cū fēn	broad classification; (when followed by 為\|为[wei2]) to roughly divide (into category A, cat…
粗口	cū kǒu	swear words; obscene language; foul language
粗语	cū yǔ	rude words; dirty talk
老粗	lǎo cū	uneducated person; yokel; boor; roughneck
加粗	jiā cū	to make text bold
粗话	cū huà	vulgar language; coarse language
粗放	cū fàng	extensive; expansive; large-scale
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); fig.…

Characters sharing the sound component 且 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
且 sound part	qiě	moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
组	zǔ	to form, to assemble; section, department
助	zhù	to help, to aid, to assist
祖	zǔ	ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname
阻	zǔ	to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose
姐	jiě	elder sister; miss, young lady
咀	zuǐ	to suck; to chew
疽	jū	ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
趄	qiè	weak, lame
蛆	qū	maggot
狙	jū	monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush
苴	jū	hemp; sack-cloth
诅	zǔ	to curse; to pledge, to swear
殂	cú	dead; to die
沮	jǔ	to stop, to prevent; dejected, defeated
龃	jǔ	irregular teeth; discord
徂	cú	to advance, to go; to; die
雎	jū	osprey, fish hawk; to hold back
驵	zǎng	excellent horse, noble steed