枣 (zǎo): (bound form) jujube, Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
枣 (zǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) jujube.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 朿 (structural) and ⺀ (structural). It ranks #2666 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 枣 dates ⺀ falling off a tree 朿. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) jujube
- Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicDates ⺀ falling off a tree 朿
Decomposition: ⿱朿⺀ (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枣子noun | zǎo zi | dates |
| 椰枣noun | yē zǎo | date palm |
| 枣树noun | zǎo shù | jujube tree |
| 囫囵吞枣phrase | hú lún tūn zǎo | to swallow in one gulp (idiom) |
| 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 | dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo | lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) |
| 枣阳市 | zǎo yáng shì | Zaoyang, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市, Hubei |
| 大枣noun | dà zǎo | see 紅棗|红枣 |
| 枣庄市 | zǎo zhuāng shì | Zaozhuang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省 |
| 枣强县 | zǎo qiáng xiàn | Zaoqiang, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市, Hebei |
| 枣疯病 | zǎo fēng bìng | jujube witches' broom (infectious plant disease of jujube trees caused by Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi) |
| 海枣noun | hǎi zǎo | date palm |
| 金枣noun | jīn zǎo | oval kumquat |
| 枣强proper-noun | zǎo qiáng | see 棗強縣|枣强县 |
| 南枣 | nán zǎo | dried jujubes |
| 红枣noun | hóng zǎo | jujube |
枣 appears in 24 compound words: 42 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 枣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
春天来了，院子里的枣木开始发芽抽枝。
chūn tiān lái le , yuàn zǐ lǐ de zǎo mù kāi shǐ fā yá chōu zhī .
Spring has arrived, and the jujube tree in the yard has begun to sprout and branch out.
加入红枣枸杞同煮，互相中和，喝汤吃肉都舒畅！
jiā rù hóng zǎo 枸 杞 tóng zhǔ , hù xiāng zhōng hé , hē tāng chī ròu dōu shū chàng !
Add red dates and goji berries and simmer them together—their flavors balance each other out, making both the soup and the meat a delight to enjoy!
年轻的梁满贺来自山东枣庄。
nián qīng de liáng mǎn hè lái zì shān dōng zǎo zhuāng .
The young Liang Manhe is from Zaozhuang, Shandong.
当归红枣乌鸡汤：当归10克、红枣5枚、乌鸡半只，炖汤。
dāng guī hóng zǎo wū jī tāng : dāng guī 1 0 kè , hóng zǎo 5 méi , wū jī bàn zhī , dùn tāng .
Angelica and Red Date Black-Bone Chicken Soup: 10 grams of angelica, 5 red dates, and half a black-bone chicken; simmer to make a soup.
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?多吃山药红枣健脾益气吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? duō chī shān yào hóng zǎo jiàn pí yì qì ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Eat more yam and red dates to strengthen the spleen and qi
Character Family
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