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zǎo

Meanings

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zǎo
  1. 1.bath

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to wash one's hands
  2. 2.to bathe; to wash

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔslaːwʔ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 喿 (OC *saːws). Compare Mizo su, sûk (“to wash”), though the vowel in these forms do not correspond well with the Old Chinese form (Schuessler, 2007).

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