Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
燥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
燥
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
燥
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
燥
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
燥
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
燥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
燥 [zào]
dry; parched; impatient
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
干燥 [gānzào] #10,578
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)
干燥 [gānzào] #10,578
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)
枯燥 [kūzào] #10,965
dry and dull
口干舌燥 [kǒugānshézào] #34,136
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口干舌燥 [kǒugānshézào] #34,136
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
干燥剂 [gānzàojì] #67,463
desiccant
干燥剂 [gānzàojì] #67,463
desiccant
枯燥无味 [kūzàowúwèi] #43,259
tedious
枯燥无味 [kūzàowúwèi] #43,259
tedious
干燥机 [gānzàojī] #52,686
a drier
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JAPANESE WORDS (49)
⭐ 乾燥 [かんそう] #7,612
dryness
⭐ 焦燥 [しょうそう] #11,167
impatience
焦燥感 [しょうそうかん] #15,911
irritability
大はしゃぎ [おおはしゃぎ] #30,168
high spirits
無味乾燥 [むみかんそう] #42,142
dull
乾燥機 [かんそうき] #43,570
drying machine
乾燥地帯 [かんそうちたい] #96,086
arid region
乾燥剤 [かんそうざい] #102,116
drying agent
⭐ 燥ぐ [はしゃぐ] #106,778
to make merry
乾燥肉 [かんそうにく] #109,319
dried meat
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