HSK 6

(zāo): come across, meet with, encounter

zāo

come across, meet with, encounter

Pinyin

zāo

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

come across, meet with, encounter

How to Write (zāo)

is written in 14 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 辶 (walk) carries the meaning, and 曹 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

to walk
ministers, officials

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

遭受

zāoshòu

遭殃

zāoyāng

遭遇

zāoyù

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