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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zao1
- English meanings
- massacre, muddle, spoiled (lit., flub, fig.), pickle, goof, bumble, rotten
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 米; right 曹.
Meaning & sound clues
米 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.
曹 is identified as the sound component (cáo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 糟.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
chisel
noise; clamor
early
dates
bath
stove
dry; parched
soap; black
algae; embellishment
impatient; rash
mint
suffer; encounter
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Related words
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- 乱七八糟
- 糟糕