Character

皂

zào HSK 7

皂 zào HSK 7

1. black (color)
2. runner or attendant in a government office in ancient times
3. soap; a cleansing and degreasing daily hygiene product
4. honeylocust (皂荚), a deciduous tree with thorny branches; its long pods (皂角) can be used for washing clothes
5. a surname

Words using 皂 as zào (1)

Structure & writing

皂 zào — black (color)

皂 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)

白 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action

HSK 3

怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water

HSK 4

貌 mào appearance, looks

HSK 6

皇 huáng monarch; emperor 迫 pò to compel; to force

HSK 7

伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 卑 bēi low; lowly 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock

Show more HSK 7 characters (+6)

皂 zào black (color) 皆 jiē all; everyone 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)

2 七 qī — the number seven (6+1)

七 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

切 qiē to cut (with a knife, dividing into parts)

HSK 7

皂 zào black (color)

Stroke order