糟 zāo dregs
dregs; sediment; to waste; to spoil; messy; ruined
怎么记住“糟”: 米 rice + 曹 two sides = dregs. After brewing rice wine, the two sides of the family argue over who has to clean out the sticky dregs.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
糟 = 米 rice + 曹 two sides
- 米 rice meaning
- 曹 two sides sound
After brewing rice wine, the two sides of the family argue over who has to clean out the sticky dregs.
How it came to be
Rice gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Adjective/exclamation for "bad, in a bad state": 糟糕 (zāogāo) is one of the most common spoken interjections in Chinese, shouted when something goes wrong, like "Oh no!" or "Damn it!".
- 乱七八糟 (luànqībāzāo) "a complete mess, chaotic" is a very frequent four-character idiom for disorder, whether a messy room or a confused situation.
- 糟蹋 (zāotà) "to waste, ruin, spoil" is used for wasting resources, opportunities, or mistreating something/someone: 别糟蹋粮食 "don't waste food".