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沼 (zhǎo): Marsh — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 沼

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How to write 沼 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 沼

沼 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
沼
氵shuǐ · water
召zhào · summon
沼=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 沼

沼 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 沼

Common word with 沼

One common HSK word with 沼 is 沼泽, meaning "marsh; swamp; bog".

沼泽 • zhǎo zé • marsh; swamp; bog • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

zhǎo沼
qì气
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
kě可
zài

Information

Pinyinzhǎo
Meaningmarsh, swamp, bog
Strokes8
Radical氵
Traditional沼
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2460
Zhuyinㄓㄠˇ
UnicodeU+6CBC
CangjieEWH
氵shuǐ · water
+召zhào · summon
zhǎo沼
zé泽

marsh; swamp; bog

再
shēng生
néng能
yuán源
。

Marsh gas is a renewable energy source.

chē车
zi子
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
ní泥
zhǎo沼
zhōng中
wú无
fǎ法
qián前
jìn进
。

The car got stuck in the mire and couldn't move forward.

zhè这
piàn片
zhǎo沼
zé泽
dì地
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
。

This swamp has many wild animals.

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