thảo
[tʰaːw˧˩]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(noun) grasses and herbs
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
Meaning · English
(verb) to write, to draft
Examples
生強𤏣強𠸦
寫情𢬣草天律唐The young man conceived a great admiration for his sweetheart as he considered her qualities more deeply.
Unable to keep those sentiments to himself, he improvised and wrote to her a poem in a particular form of Tang prosody.
Bao nhiêu người thuê viết
Tấm tắc khen ngợi tài:
"Hoa tay thảo những nét
Như phượng múa rồng bay"The Old Nho Master
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(adjective) to be pious, to be generous, to be open-handed, to be devoted, to be virtuous, to be dutiful
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
từ thiện, rộng rãi, trung thành, có đức, có trách nhiệm
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Examples
義矣汝道庄涓香花供𫀅群年討When one is mindful of rectitude and forgets not the Way, offered incense and blossoms seem still pious
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Common questions
What does “thảo” mean?
(noun) grasses and herbs
Is “thảo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.