What does 藻 mean in Chinese?

藻 (zǎo) means "aquatic grasses; elegant" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 藻?

藻 is pronounced "zǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

藻 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 藻 include 海藻 (seaweed), 甄藻 (to discern talent), 矽藻 (diatom), 硅藻 (diatom (single-celled phytoplankton)), 胞藻 (algae).

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藻

zǎo

aquatic grasses; elegant

Radical: 艸 (no. 140)

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
海藻	hǎi zǎo	seaweed	HSK 7-9
甄藻	zhēn zǎo	to discern talent
矽藻	xī zǎo	diatom
硅藻	guī zǎo	diatom (single-celled phytoplankton)
胞藻	bāo zǎo	algae
蓝藻	lán zǎo	cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
藻类	zǎo lèi	algae

藻 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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