躁(zào)

HSK 7-920 strokes

impatient

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Character information

Pinyin
zào
Meaning
impatient; hot-tempered
Strokes
20
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 躁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足喿

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 喿 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

足zú喿zào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 躁 step by step

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Words with 躁

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

bào暴zào躁
HSK 7-9

irascible; irritable

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fú浮zào躁
HSK 7-9

fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained

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jiāo焦zào躁
HSK 7-9

fretful

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fán烦zào躁
HSK 7-9

jittery

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jí急zào躁

irritable; irascible; impetuous

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shǎo少ān安wú毋zào躁

keep calm, don't get excited

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shǎo少ān安wú无zào躁

variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

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jiè戒jiāo骄jiè戒zào躁

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

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From 躁’s common words

暴浮焦烦急少安毋

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