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糟
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messed up

HSK 5
Nature →Plants →Grasses
zāo
コウ、ソウ
ぬか
조
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 曹 represents the sound.
Components
米 rice+ 曹 Cao =
糟 messed up
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
曹 Phonetic component
cáo Cao
ministry officials
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Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)氣 spirit (trad)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粕 lees
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
糟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
糟 [zāo]
dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
Japanese
滓 、 粕 、 糟 かす 、 カス 同音

noun

  1. usually kana dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
  2. usually kana lees (esp. sake) (often 粕)
  3. usually kana leftovers; by-product
  4. usually kana worthless item; junk
  5. usually kana dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
  6. hanafuda usually kana 1-point card
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
糟 かす
Kasu surname
CHINESE WORDS (36)
糟糕 [zāo​gāo] #625
too bad
乱七八糟 [luàn​qī​bā​zāo] #4,928
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
乱七八糟 [luàn​qī​bā​zāo] #4,928
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
一团糟 [yī​tuán​zāo] #2,540
chaos
一团糟 [yī​tuán​zāo] #2,540
chaos
糟蹋 [zāo​tà] #11,656
to waste
乱糟糟 [luàn​zāo​zāo] #12,816
chaotic
乱糟糟 [luàn​zāo​zāo] #12,816
chaotic
糟粕 [zāo​pò] #35,593
dross
酒糟 [jiǔ​zāo] #44,172
distiller's grain
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
滓 [かす] #47,149
dregs
甘粕 [あまかす] #65,211
thick amazake
酒かす [さけかす] #98,977
sake lees
味噌っかす [みそっかす] #121,574
miso lees
糟糠 [そうこう] #153,135
chaff and bran
糟汁 [かすじる] #162,134
soup made with sake lees
糟粕 [そうはく] #166,790
sake lees
〆粕 [しめかす] #179,947
oil cake
粕漬け [かすづけ] #182,792
fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees
糟糠の妻 [そうこうのつま] #190,885
one's devoted wife
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