澡

bath

16 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,913 U+6FA1

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 喿 (phonetic, sào)

components: 氵喿

bath · Heisig RSH #2332

水 water + wood pulp

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 喿

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 喿 (sào) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
喿 sound component	sào	the sound of birds chirping
操	cāo	to conduct, to manage, to run
躁	zào	tense, irritable; rash, hot-tempered
燥	zào	arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered
臊	sào	shy, bashful; rank, fetid; the smell of urine
橾	shū	the axle hole in the center of a wheel (archaic)
缲	qiāo	to spool, to reel

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
热水澡	rè shuǐ zǎo	hot bath or shower
澡身浴德	zǎo shēn yù dé	to bathe the body and cleanse virtue (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation; cleanlines…
洗澡间	xǐ zǎo jiān	bathroom; restroom; shower room; CL:間\|间[jian1]
鸟澡盆	niǎo zǎo pén	birdbath
洗澡	xǐ zǎo	to bathe; to take a shower
澡堂	zǎo táng	public baths
冲澡	chōng zǎo	to take a shower
泡澡	pào zǎo	to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath
澡盆	zǎo pén	bath tub
擦澡	cā zǎo	to rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath
澡巾	zǎo jīn	scrub mitt; shower glove
澡塘	zǎo táng	communal bath; common pool in bath house
澡罐	zǎo guàn	tub (used for ablutions in a monastery)