02571 Chinese character of 皂 and pronounce zou6

The Chinese character【皂】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a color or an object. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Black or soap. Explanation: (1) An alkaline substance for removing dirt. Such as: “soap”, “perfumed soap”, “medicated soap”. (2) Black. For example: “How can you just hit someone without knowing the reason?”

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【皂】:zào

Cantonese Jyutping of 【皂】:zou6

This section covers the key information related to the character 【皂】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【皂】, for example:Describing a color or object , it means mostly black or soap.The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【皂】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【肥皂、皂角】(Mandarin Pinyin:féi zào 、zào jiǎo/ Cantonese Jyutping:fei4 zou6 、zou6 gok3)

There are exactly 7 strokes in this character,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


她用肥皂洗了手。

She washed her hands with soap.


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