藻 zǎo splendid
splendid; magnificent; algae
怎么记住“藻”: 艹 grass + 澡 bathe = splendid. The dog rolls in the grass, so the kids have to bathe him, and afterwards his coat looks splendid.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
藻 = 艹 grass + 澡 bathe
- 艹 grass meaning
- 澡 bathe sound
- 氵 water
- 喿 chirp
The dog rolls in the grass, so the kids have to bathe him, and afterwards his coat looks splendid.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the sign for bathing the sound; the word first meant water plants.
用法
- 'Algae/water plants': 海藻 (hǎizǎo) seaweed, 水藻 (shuǐzǎo) waterweed, 藻类 (zǎolèi) algae as a category.
- Second, literary sense: 辞藻 (cízǎo), ornate/flowery diction; 辞藻华丽 means the writing is lavishly embellished.