枣(zǎo)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 棗

(bound form) jujube

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Character information

Pinyin
zǎo
Meaning
(bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
棗

Origin & structure

Where 枣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱朿⺀

Dates ⺀ falling off a tree 朿

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

朿cì⺀

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 棗: A tree 朿 with many thorns 朿

How to write 枣 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 枣

Common words using 枣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nán南zǎo枣

dried jujubes

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dà大zǎo枣

see 红枣

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zǎo枣zǐ子

dates; jujube

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hú囫lún囵tūn吞zǎo枣

to swallow in one gulp (idiom)

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zǎo枣shù树

jujube tree

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zǎo枣ní泥

jujube paste

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zǎo枣zhuāng庄

see 枣庄市

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zǎo枣zhuāng庄shì市

Zaozhuang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省

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南大子囫囵吞树泥

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