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zhǎo

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zhǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎo | zhao3
English translation
pond
pool
lake, pond, swamp

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About zhǎo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhǎo

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of zhǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵召

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Shào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Shào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhǎo

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隆起 lóng qǐ zài 沼泽 zhǎozé shǎng de 一系列 yī xì liè yòu cháng yòu ǎi 的山, shì 平原 píngyuán shǎng 唯一 wéiyī 可以 kěyǐ zhù de 地方 dìfāng .

Long low ridges which rise above the marsh form the only inhabitable areas on the plain.

zhè 一带 yī dài de xíng 平坦 píngtǎn ér duō 沼泽 zhǎozé , zài wǎng 远去地势 dìshì 隆起 lóng qǐ ,形成 xíngchéng ǎi 山陵 de .

The land is flat and marshy before rising to a spine of low hills.

然后 ránhòu shǎng 自行车 zìxíngchē dēng chū le è 里斯沼泽 zhǎozé 地区 dìqū .

Then he wheeled his bicycle out of Erith Marshes.

许多 xǔduō 地表水 dì biǎo shuǐ , 特别 tèbié shì yóu 沼泽 zhǎozé 地区 dìqū 流出 liú chū de 地表水 dì biǎo shuǐ 常常 cháng cháng 染上 rǎn shàng 一定 yīdìng 程度 chéngdù de 颜色 yánsè .

Many surface waters , particularly those emanating from swampy areas, are often colored to the extent.

我们 wǒmen de 四周 sì zhōu 出现 chūxiàn le 荒芜 huāng wú de 高原 gāo yuán 沼地, tóu dǐng shǎng liàng zhāo 星星 xīng xing .

The moors are around us and the stars are above our heads.

Words with zhǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沼泽 zhǎozé marsh沼澤
zhǎo pond zhǎo
沼气 zhǎo qì marsh gas沼氣
沼泽地 zhǎo zé dì marsh沼澤地
泥沼 ní zhǎo swamp泥沼 ní zhǎo
池沼 chí zhǎo pool池沼 chí zhǎo
湖沼学 hú zhǎo xué limnology湖沼學

zhǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǎo Decomposition

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