沼 zhǎo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 召 imperial decree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沼泽
zhǎozé
swamp; marsh; wetland
Characters in this word
泽 zé
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这片沼泽看似荒凉，实际上维持着极其丰富的生态系统。 Zhè piàn zhǎozé kànshì huāngliáng, shíjì shàng wéichí zhe jíqí fēngfù de shēngtài xìtǒng. This marsh appears desolate, but in fact it sustains an extremely rich ecosystem.
- 每年冬天，成群的水鸟从北方飞到这片沼泽过冬。 Měinián dōngtiān, chéngqún de shuǐniǎo cóng běifāng fēi dào zhè piàn zhǎozé guòdōng. Every winter, flocks of water birds fly from the north to spend the winter in this marsh.
- 雨季过后，通往村子的路上有了一大段沼泽，我们只好绕道走。 Yǔjì guòhòu, tōngwǎng cūnzi de lùshang yǒu le yī dà duàn zhǎozé, wǒmen zhǐhǎo ràodào zǒu. After the rainy season a long stretch of the road to the village turned into marsh, so we had to take a detour.
Related words
- 光泽 guāngzé lustre; gloss
- 沿岸 yán'àn coastal or riverside area; along the shore/bank
- 峡谷 xiágǔ canyon; gorge
- 下游 xiàyóu downstream; lower reaches; downstream sector
- 悬崖 xuányá cliff; precipice
- 支流 zhīliú tributary; branch stream; branch
- 雪山 xuěshān snow-covered mountain
- 源头 yuántóu source; origin
- 田园 tiányuán rural; countryside; pastoral
- 水域 shuǐyù waters; body of water
- 田间 tiánjiān in the fields; field
- 水土 shuǐtǔ water and soil; local environment