沼

zhǎo

召 + 氵

Definitions

zhǎo pond; pool

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 召

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沼 is a phonosemantic compound: the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) on the left places it in the semantic field of bodies of water, specifically standing water, while 召 (zhào) on the right supplies the pronunciation. The character denotes a pond, natural pool, marsh, or muddy swamp, a shallow, stagnant body of water with dense vegetation, a wetland habitat where water collects without a strong current. The phonetic component 召 contributes only the sound and adds no conceptual meaning.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

那片沼泽很危险。

Nà piàn zhǎozé hěn wéixiǎn.

That swamp is very dangerous.

沼泽地里有很多蚊子。

Zhǎozé dì li yǒu hěn duō wénzi.

There are many mosquitoes in the swampy land.

我们绕过了那片沼泽。

Wǒmen ràoguòle nà piàn zhǎozé.

We detoured around that swamp.

沼泽是青蛙的家园。

Zhǎozé shì qīngwā de jiāyuán.

Swamps are the home of frogs.

沼气是一种可再生能源。

Zhǎoqì shì yī zhǒng kě zàishēng néngyuán.

Methane gas is a type of renewable energy.

从空中看,这片沼泽很美。

Cóng kōngzhōng kàn, zhè piàn zhǎozé hěn měi.

Seen from the air, this marsh is very beautiful.

村里建了沼气池来发电。

Cūn li jiànle zhǎoqì chí lái fādiàn.

The village built a biogas digester to generate electricity.

科学家们正在研究沼泽湿地如何固碳。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū zhǎozé shīdì rúhé gù tàn.

Scientists are researching how marsh wetlands sequester carbon.

Related Characters

Component: 召

Component: 氵

沼