躁 (zào): impatient, hot-tempered
躁 (zào) is a Chinese character meaning “impatient.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 喿 (phonetic). It ranks #2370 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 躁 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- impatient
- hot-tempered
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible |
| 烦躁 | fán zào | jittery |
| 急躁 | jí zào | irritable |
| 狂躁 | kuáng zào | rash |
| 焦躁 | jiāo zào | fretful |
| 躁动 | zào dòng | to stir restlessly |
| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient |
| 躁狂症 | zào kuáng zhèng | mania |
| 少安无躁 | shǎo ān wú zào | variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
| 心烦气躁 | xīn fán qì zào | agitated |
| 少安毋躁 | shǎo ān wú zào | keep calm, don't get excited |
| 大肠激躁症 | dà cháng jī zào zhèng | irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) |
| 稍安毋躁 | shāo ān wú zào | variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
| 稍安勿躁 | shāo ān wù zào | variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
| 躁狂抑郁症 | zào kuáng yì yù zhèng | manic depression |
躁 appears in 19 compound words: 26 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 5 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 躁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
Example Sentences
躁字由20笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
zào zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "躁" consists of 20 strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
巴基汉田湾邨因躁音问题遭斩伤手 追缉两黑汉
bā jī hàn tián wān 邨 yīn zào yīn wèn tí zāo zhǎn shāng shǒu zhuī jī liǎng hēi hàn
Man Slashed in Bak Han Tin Wan Estate Over Noise Dispute; Police Hunt for Two Suspects
深水埗食环职员执法遭推跌 躁汉逃走前喝斥“你搵啲痰畀我睇吓!”
shēn shuǐ 埗 shí huán zhí yuán zhí fǎ zāo tuī diē zào hàn táo zǒu qián hē chì nǐ 搵 啲 tán 畀 wǒ 睇 hè !
A food and environmental hygiene officer in Sham Shui Po was pushed to the ground while enforcing the law; before fleeing, the agitated man shouted, “Go find some spit and show it to me!”
一边做饭一边狂躁的心理原因:压力、环境与认知的隐形战场
yī biān zuò fàn yī biān kuáng zào de xīn lǐ yuán yīn : yā lì , huán jìng yǔ rèn zhī de yǐn xíng zhàn chǎng
The Psychological Reasons Behind Feeling Irritable While Cooking: The Invisible Battle Between Stress, Environment, and Cognition
影音/从躁动到沉稳!叶欣眉练拳5年首战败 悟出“害...
yǐng yīn cóng zào dòng dào chén wěn ! xié xīn méi liàn quán 5 nián shǒu zhàn bài wù chū hài . . .
Video/From Restlessness to Composure! Ye Xinmei Suffers First Defeat After 5 Years of Training, Realizing "The Harm..."
汤姆是个脾气暴躁的老人。
Tāngmǔ shì ge píqi bàozào de lǎorén.
Tom is a grumpy old man.
他早上总是有点脾气暴躁。
Tā zǎoshang zǒngshì yǒudiǎn píqi bàozào.
He is always a little irritable in the morning.
不要让自己因为一些小事而烦躁了。
Bù yào ràng zìjǐ yīnwèi yīxiē xiǎoshì ér fánzào le.
Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.
某些动物烦躁不安, 可能是地震临震前的预兆。
Mǒuxiē dòngwù fánzào bù ān, kěnéng shì dìzhèn lín zhèn qián de yùzhào.
Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
等朋友等太久时,会感到烦躁.
Děng péngyou děng tài jiǔ shí, huì gǎndào fánzào.
I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.
Character Family
足 Radical Family — Characters sharing the foot radical
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