芻

• Verb: to mow or cut grass.
• Noun: fodder, hay, straw.
• Extended senses: refers to straw as a material for ritual objects or temporary construction; metaphorically denotes the "rough" or "preliminary" (e.g., 芻擬).

• Verb: typically transitive.
• Noun: functions as a direct object or as a modifier for another noun.

• Fanqie reading: 測隅.
• Variants: U+84AD (semantic); U+520D (simplified).

In early philosophical contexts—notably the //Zhuangzi//—the glyph appears in the image of the "straw dog" (芻狗), denoting an object created for a specific ritual purpose and discarded immediately afterward. This usage carries strong connotations of transience and expendability.