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澡 Stroke Order — How to Write 澡

Stroke Order

澡 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

澡 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵喿

澡 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 喿 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 13 more strokes

澡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zǎo

Meanings of 澡 in Chinese

1

zǎo澡

To bathe the entire body; by extension, to cleanse or purify, especially one's moral character or integrity.
忙碌了一天,他决定回家好好泡个热水澡放松一下。
After a busy day, he decided to go home and take a good hot bath to relax.

Common Words and Phrases with 澡

1
zǎo澡pén盆
A bathtub, a basin-shaped container used for bathing.
孩子在澡盆里玩得很开心。
The child had a lot of fun playing in the bathtub.
2
zǎo澡táng堂
A public bathhouse, a place specifically provided for people to take a bath.
周末,我和朋友相约去澡堂泡澡,放松身心。
On the weekend, my friends and I agreed to go to the bathhouse to soak and relax.
3
zǎo澡táng塘
A common bathing pool in a public bathhouse.
冬天,很多人喜欢去澡塘泡澡,暖和又舒服。
In winter, many people enjoy going to the public bathhouse to soak, finding it both warm and comfortable.

More words with 澡

  • pào泡zǎo澡take a bath, have a bath
  • cā擦zǎo澡sponge bath, to wash oneself down
  • cuō搓zǎo澡body scrub, exfoliation
  • rè热shuí水zǎo澡hot shower, hot bath
  • xǐ洗wán完zǎo澡After showering, After bathing
  • xí洗zǎo澡Take a bath, Take a shower
  • xí洗záo澡shuǐ水bathwater
  • láo老zǎo澡táng堂old bathhouse, traditional bathhouse
  • pào泡gè个zǎo澡Take a bath, Have a bath
  • pào泡zǎo澡shí时When taking a bath, While bathing
  • xí洗zǎo澡hòu后after showering, after a shower
  • xǐ洗wán完zǎo澡hòu后After showering, After taking a shower

Idioms with 澡

  • zǎo澡gòu垢suǒ索cī疵deliberately find fault
  • zǎo澡shēn身yù浴dé德purify mind and cultivate character
  • zǎo澡wèi慰gù故sú俗reform old customs

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Questions about 澡

What does 澡 mean in Chinese?

澡 (zǎo) means “To bathe the entire body” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 澡?

澡 is pronounced zǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 澡 have?

澡 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 澡?

澡 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 澡?

The radical of 澡 is 氵, and 澡 is a phono-semantic compound.

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