澡
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zǎo · to wash, to bathe

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 澡

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zǎoWords pronounced zǎo
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Example sentences

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Wǒ kě bu kě yǐ zǎo shàng xǐ zǎo?我可不可以早上洗澡?

May I take a shower in the morning?

Source: Tatoeba #676548 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu chōng zǎo.她每天早上都冲澡。

She takes a shower every morning.

Source: Tatoeba #9931171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài xǐ zǎo de shí hòu, diàn huà xiǎng le.我在洗澡的时候,电话响了。

The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

Source: Tatoeba #333781 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ xǐ zǎo de shí hòu, diàn huà xiǎng le.在我洗澡的时候,电话响了。

I was having a bath when the telephone rang.

Source: Tatoeba #8777525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén tīng dào le tā xǐ zǎo de shí hòu chàng gē.有人听到了他洗澡的时候唱歌。

He was heard singing in the shower.

Source: Tatoeba #1214422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì bān wǒ zài wǎn shàng xǐ zǎo.一般我在晚上洗澡。

I usually have my bath at night.

Source: Tatoeba #6014674 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 澡 in context

  1. Say zǎo, then recall the core meaning: to wash, to bathe.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 洗澡 (xǐ zǎo), meaning “to bathe”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 澡 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.