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燥

zào

zào · cou3 (Jyutping)

  1. dry; parched
  2. impatient; vexed
  3. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [sao4]) minced meat

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Character breakdown

燥

Meaning
dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
Radical
火
Strokes
17
Components
⿰火喿
Cangjie
FRRD
Four-corner
9689.4

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