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糟

zāo

bad; awful

A rotten apple beside a fresh apple
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Character

糟 zāo

Strokes
17
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 曹 ministers, officials
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 今天很糟。 Jīntiān hěn zāo. Today is really bad.
  • 房间很糟。 Fángjiān hěn zāo. The room is a mess.
  • 这事真糟。 Zhè shì zhēn zāo. This thing is really bad.

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