zǎo

common
technical
archaic

Meaning of

蚤 means flea (parasitic insect); archaic variant of 早. Pronounced zǎo.

  • flea (parasitic insect)
  • archaic variant of 早

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zǎo
hui
dīng
yǎo
rén
lèi
chǒng
chuán
 
duō
zhǒng
bìng
 
 

Fleas bite humans and pets and can transmit many diseases.

de
shēn
shàng
mǎn
le
zǎo
 
 

His body was covered with fleas.

Māo
shēn
shàng
jīng
cháng
huì
yǒu
zǎo
shēng
 
 

Cats often have fleas living on them.

Zǎo
tiào
de
hěn
gāo
néng
 
chāo
guò
shēn
shù
shí
bèi
de
gāo
 
 

Fleas can jump very high, dozens of times their own body height.

Zhè
zhǒng
shā
chóng
yǒu
xiào
shā
miè
zǎo
 
 

This insecticide can effectively kill fleas.