干草

Traditional form:

乾草

Pinyin (reading):

gāncǎo

Definitions:

• hay

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch