CHARACTERS / ZAO
“zao” is 10 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 早zǎoearlyHSK 2 · TONE 3
- 澡zǎobathHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 燥zàodryHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 皂zàosoapHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 糟zāodregsHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 造zàoto makeHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 噪zào(literary) (of birds or insects) to chirpHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 灶zàokitchen stoveHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 躁zàoimpatientHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 遭zāoto meet by chance (usually with misfortune)HSK 6 · TONE 1