蚤
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zǎo · flea

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 蚤

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

虫Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 蚤 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ mén míng tiān qù tiàozao shì chǎng ba.我們明天去跳蚤市場吧。

Let's go to the flea market tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba #10361420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng gào sù wǒ tiàozao shì chǎng zài nǎ lǐ má?你能告訴我跳蚤市場在哪裡嗎?

Can you tell me where the flea market is?

Source: Tatoeba #6134986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǎi lún zài tiàozao shì chǎng mǎi le hěn duō dōng xī.凱倫在跳蚤市場買了很多東西。

Karen bought a lot of things at the flea market.

Source: Tatoeba #780625 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì shēng zài gǒu shēn shàng de tiàozao yǐ bèi zhèng míng tiào dé bǐ jì shēng zài māo shēn shàng de gāo.寄生在狗身上的跳蚤已被證明跳得比寄生在貓身上的高。

It was proven that fleas living on dogs jump higher than fleas living on cats.

Source: Tatoeba #12487874 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蚤 in context

  1. Say zǎo, then recall the core meaning: flea.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 跳蚤 (tiào zao), meaning “flea”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蚤 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.