草民

Traditional form:

草民

Pinyin (reading):

cǎomín

Definitions:

• the grass roots
• the hoi polloi

Characters:

• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Traditional characters:

• 草 - grass, herbs; straw, thatch
• 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people