Definitions

zhǎo pond; pool

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 沼 is a phono-semantic compound, with the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) on the left and the phonetic component 召 (zhào) on the right. The water radical defines its core meaning, linking it to aquatic environments, standing water, and topographical features. 沼 fundamentally means a pond, marsh, or swamp, a shallow, often vegetated wetland where water collects without strong current, serving as a habitat for specific plants and wildlife. The component 召 provides only the pronunciation and does not contribute to the character's meaning.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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那片泽很危险。

Nà piàn zhǎozé hěn wéixiǎn.

That swamp is very dangerous.

泽地里有很多蚊子。

Zhǎozé dì li yǒu hěn duō wénzi.

There are many mosquitoes in the swampy land.

我们绕过了那片泽。

Wǒmen ràoguòle nà piàn zhǎozé.

We detoured around that swamp.

泽是青蛙的家园。

Zhǎozé shì qīngwā de jiāyuán.

Swamps are the home of frogs.

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,这片泽很美。

Cóng kōngzhōng kàn, zhè piàn zhǎozé hěn měi.

Seen from the air, this marsh is very beautiful.

村里建了气池来发电。

Cūn li jiànle zhǎoqì chí lái fādiàn.

The village built a biogas digester to generate electricity.

科学家们正在研究泽湿地如何固碳。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū zhǎozé shīdì rúhé gù tàn.

Scientists are researching how marsh wetlands sequester carbon.