Keyword
dregs
- sediment
- to waste
- to spoil
- Frequency
- #1765
- Strokes
- 17
Readings
zāo100%
Mnemonic
米 (grain) gives the meaning and 曹 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
糟糕
too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糟
dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined
乱七八糟
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
糟蹋
to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck; to insult; to humiliate; to defile (a woman); to rape; also pr. zao1ta
一团糟
chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles
糟粕
dross; dregs; rubbish; fig. useless residue
乱糟糟
chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess
糟践
to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously
乌七八糟
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy
酒糟
distiller's grain; wine lees
醪糟
sweet fermented rice; glutinous rice wine
糟心
vexed; annoyed; upset
酒糟鼻
rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose
糟糠
chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻 (zāokāngqī)) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
弄糟
to spoil; to mess up
糟透
in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable