懂中文 Dong Chinese

躁

zào

tense

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound.

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

喿 sound component

喿  Sound component

zào, sào

  

chirping of birds

Evolution

躁 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
躁 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

躁  

zào

tense, excited, irritable; hot-tempered; impatient

Most common words with 躁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

烦躁

jittery

暴躁

irascible

躁

impatient

急躁

irritable

浮躁

restless