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沼
zhǎo
1. pond
2. pool
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

沼
zhǎo
lake, pond, swamp
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (12)

池沼
chízhǎo
pool
沼气
zhǎoqì
marsh gas
沼泽
zhǎozé
marsh
HSK 6
沼狸
zhǎolí
meerkat
沼狸
zhǎoli
see [[狐獴<húměng>]]
泥沼
nízhǎo
swamp
湖沼
húzhǎo
lakes and marshes
沼泽地
zhǎozédì
marsh
湖沼学
húzhǎoxué
limnology
沼泽地带
zhǎozédìdài
marsh
沼泽山雀
zhǎozéshānquè
(Chinese bird species) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
沼泽大尾莺
zhǎozédàwěiyīng
(Chinese bird species) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,479
Word Frequency Rank
5,741 of 84,292

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