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藻
zǎo
1. aquatic grasses
2. elegant
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 20 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

藻
zǎo
splendid, magnificent; algae
19 丶

Compound Words (17)

海藻
hǎizǎo
seaweed
甄藻
zhēnzǎo
to discern talent
矽藻
xīzǎo
diatom
硅藻
guīzǎo
diatom (single-celled phytoplankton)
胞藻
bāozǎo
algae
蓝藻
lánzǎo
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
藻类
zǎolèi
algae
词藻
cízǎo
rhetoric
辞藻
cízǎo
rhetoric
单胞藻
dānbāozǎo
single-celled algae
眼虫藻
yǎnchóngzǎo
euglena (biology)
硅藻门
guīzǎomén
Bacillariophyta, phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton
蓝绿藻
lánlǚzǎo
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
蓝藻门
lánzǎomén
Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)
螺旋藻
luóxuánzǎo
spiral algae
金鱼藻
jīnyúzǎo
hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
玩弄词藻
wánnòngcízǎo
to juggle with words (dishonestly)

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