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title: "Cucao Meaning: 粗糙 (cūcāo) Means “rough”"
description: "粗糙 (cūcāo) means “rough; coarse”. Hear its tones, see what 粗 and 糙 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cucao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 粗糙 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

粗糙 cūcāo

## rough; coarse

## It can also mean

- crude; careless (workmanship)

## Its characters

1. 粗 cū coarse
2. 糙 cāo rough

## In a sentence

她的裙子是用粗糙的羊毛造的。 Her dress was made of coarse wool.

现在很多学者认为，在蔡伦以前，中国已经有了纸，可是这种纸比较**粗糙**，做的人也不多，还不太适合写字。

From [纸是蔡伦发明的吗？ · Who invented paper? Cai Lun and the older paper](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-invented-paper#library-word-458-460)

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## More words with 粗 or 糙

- [粗暴 cūbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cubao)

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