zào
𥖨
soap; black; used in place names
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
soap
Commonly used in compound words.
Qǐng请
mǎi买
yī一
kuài块
xiāng香
zào皂
。
Please buy a bar of toilet soap.
Yào药
zào皂
kě可
yǐ以
shā杀
jūn菌
xiāo消
dú毒
。
Medicated soap can sterilize and disinfect.
adjective
black; dark
archaicArchaic usage, now mainly seen in idioms or historical texts.
Bù不
fēn分
qīng青
hóng红
zào皂
bái白
To make no distinction between right and wrong (literally: not distinguishing green, red, black, and white).
Gǔ古
dài代
xiǎo小
lì吏
chuān穿
zào皂
yī衣
。
In ancient times, minor officials wore black clothes.
noun
used in place names
Specifically used in village and town names, particularly in Jiangxi province.
Zào皂
kǒu口
shì是
Jiāng江
xī西
de的
yī一
gè个
dì地
míng名
。
Zaokou is a place name in Jiangxi.
Zào皂
lǐ里
hé和
Zào皂
xià下
dōu都
zài在
Jiāng江
xī西
。
Zaoli and Zaoxia are both in Jiangxi.