藻

zǎo
#2,646 most
frequent character
aquatic grasses, elegant

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

藻 has 艹 plants as the meaning part and 澡 zǎo as a sound part. It first meant algae. The meaning elegant was borrowed only for its sound, with no link to the shape.

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Homophones

早zǎo
early

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