藻 (zǎo): aquatic grasses, elegant
藻 (zǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “aquatic grasses.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 澡 (phonetic). It ranks #2527 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 藻 grass. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- aquatic grasses
- elegant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海藻 | hǎi zǎo | seaweed |
| 藻类 | zǎo lèi | algae |
| 词藻 | cí zǎo | rhetoric |
| 绿藻 | lǜ zǎo | green algae |
| 辞藻 | cí zǎo | rhetoric |
| 螺旋藻 | luó xuán zǎo | spiral algae |
| 蓝藻 | lán zǎo | cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) |
| 硅藻 | guī zǎo | diatom (single-celled phytoplankton) |
| 金鱼藻 | jīn yú zǎo | hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) |
| 玩弄词藻 | wán nòng cí zǎo | to juggle with words (dishonestly) |
| 蓝藻门 | lán zǎo mén | Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae) |
| 眼虫藻 | yǎn chóng zǎo | euglena (biology) |
| 单胞藻 | dān bāo zǎo | single-celled algae |
| 硅藻门 | guī zǎo mén | Bacillariophyta, phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton |
| 藻华 | zǎo huá | algal bloom |
藻 appears in 19 compound words: 11 as the first character, 79 as the last, and 11 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 藻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
藻字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
zǎo zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "藻" has different usages in different contexts.
没有炫技的辞藻,没有精致的滤镜。
méi yǒu xuàn jì de cí zǎo , méi yǒu jīng zhì de lǜ jìng .
No flashy language, no fancy filters.
在外,藻奈美是平介的女儿;关上房门,拥有直子灵魂的藻奈美又把自己当平介的妻子。
zài wài , zǎo nài měi shì píng jiè de nǚ ér ; guān shàng fáng mén , yōng yǒu zhí zǐ líng hún de zǎo nài měi yòu bǎ zì jǐ dāng píng jiè de qī zǐ .
In public, Onami is Heisuke’s daughter; but behind closed doors, Onami—who possesses Naoko’s soul—sees herself as Heisuke’s wife.
在实验室条件下,它们主要取食岩石表面的硅藻,也能够摄食人工投喂的鱼饲料。
zài shí yàn shì tiáo jiàn xià , tā men zhǔ yāo qǔ shí yán shí biǎo miàn de 硅 zǎo , yě néng gòu shè shí rén gōng tóu wéi de yú sì liào .
Under laboratory conditions, they primarily feed on diatoms on the surface of rocks, but they can also consume fish feed provided by hand.
鱼油、螺旋藻等10种功能性原料已纳入备案目录——海洋保健食品,您选对了吗?
yú yóu , luó xuán zǎo děng 1 0 zhǒng gōng néng xìng yuán liào yǐ nà rù bèi àn mù lù — — hǎi yáng bǎo jiàn shí pǐn , nín xuǎn duì le ma ?
10 Functional Ingredients, Including Fish Oil and Spirulina, Have Been Added to the Filing Catalog—Have You Chosen the Right Marine Health Food?
同时,它的核心成分是褐藻酵萃,对于减少纹路,紧致抗皱都有不错的效果。
tóng shí , tā de hé xīn chéng fēn shì 褐 zǎo jiào 萃 , duì yú jiǎn shǎo wén lù , jǐn zhì kàng zhòu dōu yǒu bù cuò de xiào guǒ .
At the same time, its key ingredient is brown algae extract, which is effective at reducing fine lines, firming the skin, and combating wrinkles.
Character Family
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