zào ㄗㄠˋ cou3

  • dry; parched
  • impatient; vexed
  • (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 燥 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 这是片干燥地区,几乎是一片荒漠。 It is an arid region, almost a desert.
  • 这里的夏天很潮湿,另外,冬天很干燥。 It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.
  • 寒冷乾燥,燦爛的陽光,多麼美麗的冬日天氣! Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!
  • 如果沒有了音樂,這個世界一定會變得十分枯燥乏味。 If not for music, the world would be a dull place.
  • 蟬破土而出後,會蛻皮,等待身體乾燥變硬,然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶,牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。 Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

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