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CHINESE CHARACTER

沼 (zhǎo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhǎo
lake, pond, swamp
HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

氵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 沼.

Phonetic component

召 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 沼 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 沼

沼泽

许多苍鹭在沼泽地中生活。

Xǔ duō cāng lù zài zhǎo zé dì zhōng shēng huó。

Lots of herons live in the marsh.

FAQ

What does 沼 (zhǎo) mean in Chinese?

lake, pond, swamp

How do you write 沼 in stroke order?

沼 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 沼?

氵 is the radical in 沼. It is the three-dot water radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 沼?

沼泽 (zhǎozé): marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade.