懂中文 Dong Chinese

藻

zǎo

splendid

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 澡 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

澡 sound component

澡  Sound component

zǎo

  

wash

Evolution

藻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
藻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
藻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

藻  

zǎo

splendid, magnificent; algae; aquatic grasses; elegant

Most common words with 藻
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海藻

seaweed

藻

elegant

藻类

algae

蓝藻

cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

辞藻

rhetoric