燥

zào

“Dry” in Chinese is 燥 (zào).

Other characters with the syllable zao: see all 13 →

Meaning

dry; parched
impatient; vexed
bound formminced meat

Example

这里的夏天很潮湿，另外，冬天很干燥。

It gets very humid here in the summer. In the winter, on the other hand, it gets very dry.

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Stroke Order

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Words containing 燥

干燥gānzào(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; aridHSK 7-9 枯燥kūzàodry and dull; uninteresting; tediousHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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