Keyword
dry
- arid
- parched
- quick-tempered
- Frequency
- #2474
- Strokes
- 17
Readings
zào
Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 喿 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
干燥
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
枯燥
dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
燥
dry; parched; impatient; vexed; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. sào) minced meat
燥热
uncomfortably hot and dry; stiflingly hot; (of the body) flushed and feverishly warm; (fig.) agitated; restless; irritable; (TCM) dry-heat
枯燥无味
tedious; dreary
干燥剂
desiccant
口干舌燥
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
干燥机
a drier
秋燥
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
肉燥
(Tw) minced pork stewed with soy sauce and spices (served with rice or noodles, or as a filling in buns etc); Taiwan pr. ròusào