皂
soap; black
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,314 U+7682
How 皂 is formed
How to remember it
soap · Heisig RSH #36
白 white + diced
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 皂 as their sound component
These characters all use 皂 (zào) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皂 sound component | zào | soap; black; menial servant |
| 唣 | zào | chatter |
Words containing 皂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不分青红皂白 | bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái | not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and … |
| 不问青红皂白 | bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái | not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and … |
| 不分皂白 | bù fēn zào bái | not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong |
| 青红皂白 | qīng hóng zào bái | the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom) |
| 洗发皂 | xǐ fà zào | shampoo |
| 肥皂水 | féi zào shuǐ | soapy water |
| 皂石 | zào shí | soapstone |
| 罗皂 | luó zào | variant of 囉唣|啰唣[luo2 zao4] |
| 给皂器 | jǐ zào qì | soap dispenser |
| 皂角 | zào jiǎo | Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) |
| 香皂 | xiāng zào | perfumed soap; toilet soap; CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
| 皂素 | zào sù | (chemistry) saponin |
| 肥皂剧 | féi zào jù | soap opera (loanword) |
| 肥皂泡 | féi zào pào | soap bubble |
| 牛骥同皂 | niú jì tóng zào | cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated… |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap; CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2] |
| 肥皂沫 | féi zào mò | soapy lather; foam |
| 皂碱 | zào jiǎn | soap; same as 肥皂 |
| 皂荚树 | zào jiá shù | Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) |
| 皂苷 | zào gān | (chemistry) saponin |