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躁

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impatient; hot-tempered

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
20
Radical
足 +13
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
躁
Common rank
#2,442
Unicode
U+8E81

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Formation & memory

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How 躁 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 喿 sound ( sào )

Components 足 喿

How to remember it

impetuous · Heisig RSH #2330

wooden leg + wood pulp

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 躁

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
少安无躁 shǎo ān wú zào variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
大肠激躁症 dà cháng jī zào zhèng irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
心烦气躁 xīn fán qì zào agitated; annoyed (idiom)
躁动 zào dòng to stir restlessly; to be agitated; commotion; agitation
躁狂症 zào kuáng zhèng mania; manic episode
躁热 zào rè uncomfortably hot; feverish and restless
躁狂抑郁症 zào kuáng yì yù zhèng manic depression
躁郁症 zào yù zhèng bipolar disorder
急躁 jí zào irritable; irascible; impetuous
暴躁 bào zào irascible; irritable
少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào keep calm, don't get excited; don't be impatient
浮躁 fú zào fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
狂躁 kuáng zào rash; impetuous; irritable
躁狂 zào kuáng manic
稍安勿躁 shāo ān wù zào variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
戒骄戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
焦躁 jiāo zào fretful; impatient
脏躁 zàng zào hysteria
烦躁 fán zào jittery; twitchy; fidgety
稍安毋躁 shāo ān wú zào variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 喿 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
喿 sound part sào the sound of birds chirping
操 cāo to conduct, to manage, to run
燥 zào arid, dry, parched; quick-tempered
澡 zǎo to wash, to bathe
臊 sào shy, bashful; rank, fetid; the smell of urine
橾 shū the axle hole in the center of a wheel (archaic)
缲 qiāo to spool, to reel