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蚤 (zǎo): Flea — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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4.

Related Words: 蚤

水蚤 • shuǐ zǎo • water flea; daphnia
shuǐ水
zǎo蚤

water flea; daphnia

狗蚤 • gǒu zǎo • dog flea
gǒu狗
zǎo蚤

dog flea

蚤虱 • zǎo shī • fleas and lice
zǎo蚤
shī虱

fleas and lice

跳蚤 • tiàozao • flea
tiào跳
zao蚤

flea

跳蚤市场 • tiào zao shì chǎng • flea market
tiào跳
zao蚤
shì市
chǎng场

flea market

5.

Example Sentences

gǔ古
dài代
wèi卫
shēng生
tiáo条
jiàn件
chà差
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
shòu受
zǎo蚤
shī虱
kùn困
rǎo扰
。

In ancient times, poor sanitary conditions often plagued people with fleas and lice.

Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
qù去
tiào跳
zao蚤
shì市
chǎng
zài在
xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
xià下
，
shuǐ水
zǎo蚤
de
chǒng宠
wù物
diàn店
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
shā杀
gǒu狗
zǎo
wǒ我
de的
māo猫
shēn身
shàng上
kě可
néng能
yǒu有
tiào

Information

Pinyinzǎo
Meaningflea; louse
Strokes9
Radical虫
Traditional蚤
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#4054
Zhuyinㄗㄠˇ
UnicodeU+86A4
CangjieEILMI
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场
guàng逛
guàng逛
。

On the weekend we go to the flea market to browse.

的
shēn身
tǐ体
jié结
gòu构
fēi非
cháng常
qīng清
xī晰
。

Under the microscope, the body structure of the water flea is very clear.

蚤
de的
yào药
shuǐ水
。

Pet stores have special solutions for killing dog fleas.

跳
zao蚤
，
xū需
yào要
qù去
kàn看
shòu兽
yī医
。

My cat might have fleas and needs to see a vet.

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Characters pronounced "zao".

  • 糟zāodregs, sediment; to spoil, ruin
  • 造zàoto make, to build, to create
  • 灶zàokitchen stove; cooking range
  • 早zǎoearly; morning
  • 枣zǎojujube, a type of fruit
  • 皂zàosoap; black
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "虫".

  • 蚜yáplant louse, aphids
  • 蚌bàngoysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
  • 蜈wúcentipede
  • 蝙biānbat
  • 蛊gǔpoison; venom; harm; bewitch
  • 蛹yǒngchrysalis, larva
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