糟 - zāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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17 strokes
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糟

zāo

Definition

dregs
draff
pickled in wine
rotten
messy
ruined

Character Decomposition

Related words (20)

gosh!; oh no!; darn!

dross; dregs; rubbish; (fig.) useless residue

糟糕

zāo gāo

too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad

chaff; grain husk

to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously

糟蹋

zāo tà

to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zao1 ta5]

糟透

zāo tòu

in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable

糟溜黄鱼

zāo liū huáng yú

stir-fried yellow fish filet

糟溜黄鱼片

zāo liū huáng yú piàn

stir-fried yellow fish filet

糟齿类爬虫

zāo chǐ lèi pá chóng

thecodontia (primitive dinosaur)

to spoil; to mess up

filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross

酒糟

jiǔ zāo

distiller's grain; wine lees

醪糟

láo zāo

sweet fermented rice; glutinous rice wine

馕糟

nǎng zāo

to stuff oneself with forage; forage eating livestock

一团糟

yī tuán zāo

chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles

乱糟糟

luàn zāo zāo

chaotic; topsy turvy; a complete mess

酒糟鼻

jiǔ zāo bí

rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose

a chaotic mess

to remove the dross; to discard the dregs

Idioms (2)

乌七八糟

wū qī bā zāo

everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy

乱七八糟

luàn qī bā zāo

everything in disorder (idiom); mess-up; (in a hideous) mess; messy; (in great) disorder; chaotic; at sixes and sevens

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