燥

zào

z+ào·4th tone

dry; parched

Radical: 火 Strokes: 17

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉烛灶

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Character Decomposition

燥=火+喿

Etymology

fire

Meanings

dry; parched

impatient; vexed

(bound form) (Taiwan pr. sào) minced meat

zào

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Words with 燥 63 total

(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid · (of skin, mouth etc) dry · (fig.) dull; dry; boring · (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure干燥gān zào dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious枯燥kū zào uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat燥热zào rè minced meat · Taiwan pr. sào zi燥子zào zi autumn dryness disease (TCM)秋燥qiū zào (Tw) minced pork stewed with soy sauce and spices (served with rice or noodles, or as a filling in buns etc) · Taiwan pr. ròu sào肉燥ròu zào desiccant干燥剂gān zào jì a drier干燥机gān zào jī lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much口干舌燥kǒu gān shé zào constipated大便干燥dà biàn gān zào

Idioms with 燥 9 total Chain

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much口干舌燥kǒu gān shé zào tedious · dreary枯燥无味kū zào wú wèi

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