燥(zào)

HSK 7-917 strokes

dry

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Character information

Pinyin
zào
Meaning
dry; parched; impatient; vexed; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 燥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火喿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 喿 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

火huǒ喿zào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 燥 step by step

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

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Words with 燥

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

gān干zào燥
HSK 7-9

(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.)…

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kū枯zào燥
HSK 7-9

dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious

Open 枯燥 page →
bào暴zào燥

variant of 暴躁[bao4 zao4]

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gān干zào燥jì剂

desiccant

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kǒu口gān干shé舌zào燥

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

Open 口干舌燥 page →
dà大biàn便gān干zào燥

constipated

Open 大便干燥 page →
kū枯zào燥wú无wèi味

tedious

Open 枯燥无味 page →
zào燥rè热

uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (…

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From 燥’s common words

干枯暴剂口舌大便

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