燥 Stroke Order — How to Write 燥
燥 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, 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.
燥 Radical and Character Components
燥 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 喿 indicates the sound.
Radical: 火 + 13 more strokes
燥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zào
Meanings of 燥 in Chinese
zào燥
Common Words and Phrases with 燥
More words with 燥
- gān干zào燥dry, arid
- kū枯zào燥dull, boring
- rùn润zào燥moisten dryness, soothe dryness
- gān干zào燥hòu后After drying, Once dry
- gèng暅zào燥persistent dryness, chronic heat-dryness
- pí皮fū肤gān干zào燥Dry skin, Xerosis
- qīng清rè热zào燥shī湿Clear heat and dry dampness
- jiàn健pí脾zào燥shī湿Strengthen the spleen and dry dampness, Invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness
Idioms with 燥
- chún唇jiāo焦kǒu口zào燥lips and mouth parched from talking
- gān干zào燥wú无wèi味dull and uninteresting
- kǒu口gān干shé舌zào燥extremely thirsty from talking too much
- kū枯zào燥fá乏wèi味dull, uninteresting, and tedious
- kū枯zào燥wú无wèi味dull and uninteresting
- chún唇gān干kǒu口zào燥lips dry, mouth parched from talking
- kǒu口zào燥hóu喉gàn干extremely thirsty
- zào燥dí荻kū枯chái柴highly flammable materials
- kǒu口zào燥chún唇gān干talk a great deal
- shēng生fà发wèi未zào燥still in one's infancy
- tuī推zào燥jū居shī湿parents sacrifice comfort for child
- zhì炙bīng冰shǐ使zào燥attempt the impossible
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Open the tool →Questions about 燥
What does 燥 mean in Chinese?
燥 (zào) means “Dry” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 燥?
燥 is pronounced zào in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 燥 have?
燥 has 17 strokes.
How do you write 燥?
燥 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 火. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 燥?
The radical of 燥 is 火, and 燥 is a phono-semantic compound.