Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
皂
zào
Description
“皂”常常和“肥”一起用，说的是我们洗手、洗澡时用的东西。
这个字很少一个人用，多在“肥皂”“香皂”里出现。
Meanings
肥皂féizào
soap (for washing)
洗手要用肥皂。
皂zào
black (literary/old usage)
他分不清皂白。
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Notes
- Nuance
rarely used alone today; mostly appears in compounds like 肥皂 (soap) or 皂白.
- Etymology
originally meant the color black; the soap sense comes from 肥皂 (soapberry pods used for washing).
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