皂(zào): soap
soap
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zào
- Meaning
- soap; black
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 皁
Origin & structure
Where 皂 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 皂 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 皂
Common words using 皂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
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