Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “zao”
21 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
zāo
2
Second tone
záo
3
Third tone
zǎo
4
Fourth tone
zào
造
zào
灶to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5zào
皂kitchen, oven, stove
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9zào
唣soap
7 strokeszào
喿chatter
10 strokeszào
噪the sound of birds chirping
13 strokeszào
簉to be noisy
16 strokeszào
燥subordinate
16 strokeszào
躁arid, dry, parched
17 strokeszào
竈tense, irritable
20 strokeszào
furnace
21 strokesSound in context
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