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澡
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bath

HSK 2
Human →Actions
zǎo
ソウ
あら.う
조
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 喿 chirping of birds =
澡 bath
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
喿 Phonetic component
zào chirping of birds
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
澡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
澡 [zǎo]
bath
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
洗澡 [xǐ​zǎo] #2,512
to bathe
澡堂 [zǎo​táng] #23,783
public baths
冲澡 [chōng​zǎo] #20,488
to take a shower
冲澡 [chōng​zǎo] #20,488
to take a shower
澡盆 [zǎo​pén] #24,739
bath tub
擦澡 [cā​zǎo] #49,956
to rub oneself down with a wet towel
澡塘 [zǎo​táng] #64,514
communal bath
澡身浴德 [zǎo​shēn​yù​dé] #75,001
to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
泡澡 [pào​zǎo]
to bathe
洗澡间 [xǐ​zǎo​jiān]
bathroom
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