蚤

zǎo

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Definitions

zǎo flea

Etymology phono-semantic

insect

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 叉

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

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这只猫身上有跳蚤。

Zhè zhī māo shēnshang yǒu tiàozǎo.

This cat has fleas.

跳蚤咬了我很多次。

Tiàozǎo yǎo le wǒ hěnduō cì.

Fleas bit me many times.

我们需要给宠物除蚤。

Wǒmen xūyào gěi chǒngwù chú zǎo.

We need to de-flea the pet.

他经常被跳蚤困扰。

Tā jīngcháng bèi tiàozǎo kùnrǎo.

He is often troubled by fleas.

因为跳蚤，狗一直挠痒。

Yīnwèi tiàozǎo, gǒu yīzhí náo yǎng.

Because of fleas, the dog keeps scratching.

市场上卖各种除蚤用品。

Shìchǎng shàng mài gèzhǒng chú zǎo yòngpǐn.

The market sells various flea removal products.

防止跳蚤滋生要保持清洁。

Fángzhǐ tiàozǎo zīshēng yào bǎochí qīngjié.

To prevent flea breeding, maintain cleanliness.

专家建议定期为宠物进行蚤类防治。

Zhuānjiā jiànyì dìngqī wèi chǒngwù jìnxíng zǎo lèi fángzhì.

Experts recommend regular flea prevention for pets.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 叉

Component: 虫

Components

叉虫

蚤