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燥
zào
arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered
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火 (fire) provides meaning, 喿 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
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⿰火喿
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pǐn
品
article, good, product; commodity; quality, character
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9 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 燥 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
干燥
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gānzào
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) / desiccation / dull / uninteresting / arid
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gānzào
干燥
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HSK 5
to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) / desiccation / dull / uninteresting / arid
枯燥
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kūzào
dry and dull / uninteresting / dry-as-dust
6
kūzào
枯燥
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HSK 6
dry and dull / uninteresting / dry-as-dust
燥
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zào
dry / parched / impatient
zào
燥
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dry / parched / impatient
大便干燥
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dàbiàngānzào
constipated
dàbiàngānzào
大便干燥
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constipated
枯燥无味
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kūzàowúwèi
tedious / dreary
kūzàowúwèi
枯燥无味
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tedious / dreary
秋燥
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qiūzào
autumn dryness disease (TCM)
qiūzào
秋燥
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autumn dryness disease (TCM)
干燥剂
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gānzàojì
desiccant
gānzàojì
干燥剂
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desiccant
干燥机
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gānzàojī
a drier
gānzàojī
干燥机
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a drier
口干舌燥
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kǒugānshézào
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
kǒugānshézào
口干舌燥
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lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much