CHINESE CHARACTER

躁 (zào): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zào

tense, irritable; rash, hot-tempered

HSK 7-920 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

足

Primary radical

足 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 躁.

喿

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 20

Write 躁 in 20 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 躁

暴躁bàozào

HSK 7-9 · irascible; irritable

烦躁fánzào

HSK 7-9 · jittery; twitchy; fidgety

浮躁fúzào

HSK 7-9 · fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained

急躁jízào

HSK 7-9 · irritable; irascible; impetuous

焦躁jiāozào

HSK 7-9 · fretful; impatient

Examples using 躁

暴躁

他早上总是有点脾气暴躁。

Tā zǎo shàng zǒng shì yǒu diǎn pí qì bào zào。

He is always a little irritable in the morning.

烦躁

不要让自己因为一些小事而烦躁了。

Bú yào ràng zì jǐ yīn wèi yì xiē xiǎo shì ér fán zào le。

Stop getting yourself worked up over little things.

FAQ

What does 躁 (zào) mean in Chinese?

tense, irritable; rash, hot-tempered

How do you write 躁 in stroke order?

躁 has 20 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 躁?

足 is the radical in 躁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 躁?

暴躁 (bàozào): irascible; irritable; 烦躁 (fánzào): jittery; twitchy; fidgety; 浮躁 (fúzào): fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained.