糟(zāo)

HSK 517 strokes

dregs

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Character information

Pinyin
zāo
Meaning
dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 糟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰米曹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 米 (grain); 曹 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

米mǐ曹cáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 糟 step by step

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

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Words with 糟

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

zāo糟gāo糕
HSK 5

too bad

Open 糟糕 page →
luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟
HSK 7-9

(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

Open 乱七八糟 page →
nòng弄zāo糟

to spoil; to mess up

Open 弄糟 page →
wū污zāo糟

filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross

Open 污糟 page →
zāo糟le了

gosh!; oh no!; darn!

Open 糟了 page →
zāo糟xīn心

vexed

Open 糟心 page →
zāo糟pò粕

dross

Open 糟粕 page →
zāo糟tà蹋

to waste; to spoil

Open 糟蹋 page →

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糕乱七八弄污了心

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