沼
pond; pool
8 strokes
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How 沼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 召 (phonetic, zhào)
How to remember it
marsh · Heisig RSH #145
水 water + 召 summon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 召
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 召 (zhào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召 sound component | zhào | imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon |
| 超 | chāo | to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass |
| 昭 | zhāo | bright, luminous; clear, manifest |
| 绍 | shào | to connect; to introduce |
| 邵 | shào | various place names; surname |
| 貂 | diāo | sable, mink, marten |
| 劭 | shào | to encourage; to excel; excellent |
| 迢 | tiáo | distant, far |
| 苕 | tiáo | rush, reed; trumpet vine |
| 髫 | tiáo | bangs, children's hairstyle; youngster |
| 笤 | tiáo | broom, besom |
| 怊 | chāo | grieving |
| 炤 | zhào | to illuminate, to light up; to reflect |
| 轺 | yáo | light carriage |
| 龆 | tiáo | to lose one's baby teeth |
Words containing 沼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沼泽大尾莺 | zhǎo zé dà wěi yīng | (bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris) |
| 沼泽地带 | zhǎo zé dì dài | marsh; swamp; everglade |
| 沼泽山雀 | zhǎo zé shān què | (bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris) |
| 湖沼学 | hú zhǎo xué | limnology |
| 日本沼虾 | Rì běn zhǎo xiā | oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also call… |
| 沼泽地 | zhǎo zé dì | marsh; swamp; everglade |
| 沼气 | zhǎo qì | marsh gas; methane CH4 |
| 湖沼 | hú zhǎo | lakes and marshes |
| 泥沼 | ní zhǎo | swamp |
| 池沼 | chí zhǎo | pool; pond |
| 沼泽 | zhǎo zé | marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade |
| 沼狸 | zhǎo lí | (zoology) coypu; nutria |