05593 Chinese character of 櫂 and pronounce zaau6

The Chinese character【櫂】that I will teach you today is a word that describes a tool or an action. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Paddle or row a boat.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【櫂】:zhào

Cantonese Jyutping of 【櫂】:zaau6

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【櫂】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【櫂】, for example:Describe a tool or action , It means mainly to paddle or row a boat .Due to the depth of Chinese characters, certain intricate meanings and specialized applications might not be entirely expressed in this context.

【櫂】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【櫂槳、划櫂】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhào jiǎng 、huá zhào/ Cantonese Jyutping:zaau6 zoeng2 、waak6 zaau6)

This character is written with 18 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


他用力划動櫂槳,船緩緩向前移動。

He rowed hard and the boat moved slowly forward.


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