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algae

HSK 7 N1
Nature →Plants
zǎo
ソウ
も
조
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 澡 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 澡 bath =
藻 algae
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
澡 Phonetic component
zǎo bath
wash, bathe
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
藻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
藻 [zǎo]
aquatic grasses; elegant
Japanese
藻 も 同音
nounadj-no algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (28)
海藻 [hǎi​zǎo] #13,792
seaweed
藻类 [zǎo​lèi] #34,433
algae
藻类 [zǎo​lèi] #34,433
algae
蓝藻 [lán​zǎo] #57,650
cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)
蓝藻 [lán​zǎo] #57,650
cyanobacterium (blue-green alga)
辞藻 [cí​zǎo] #42,544
rhetoric
辞藻 [cí​zǎo] #42,544
rhetoric
词藻 [cí​zǎo] #37,965
rhetoric
词藻 [cí​zǎo] #37,965
rhetoric
螺旋藻 [luó​xuán​zǎo] #49,192
spiral algae
18 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (88)
足掻く [あがく] #14,332
to paw (at) the ground
もぬけの殻 [もぬけのから] #26,220
completely empty (of a residence, etc.)
⭐ 海藻 [かいそう] #32,065
seaweed
⭐ 藻掻く [もがく] #46,767
to struggle
玉藻 [たまも] #52,452
seaweed
藻屑 [もくず] #61,879
scraps of seaweed
海の藻屑 [うみのもくず] #61,936
watery grave
海の藻屑となる [うみのもくずとなる] #100,831
to be drowned at sea
海藻類 [かいそうるい] #103,795
seaweed
海の藻屑と消える [うみのもくずときえる] #105,282
to be drowned at sea
78 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
해조
marine algae; seaweed
해조류
marine algae; seaweed