zǎo

bath

water (氵) + sound (喿) = bath

The water radical carries all the meaning here — bathing is simply water applied to the body. 喿 contributes the sound zǎo and can be set aside semantically.

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A phonetic component pronounced similarly to zǎoPhonetic
WaterSemantic

Words with 澡

鸟澡盆

niǎo zǎo pén

birdbath

擦澡

cā zǎo

to rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath

冲澡

chōng zǎo

to take a shower

泡澡

pào zǎo

to bathe

洗澡

xǐ zǎo

to bathe

洗澡间

xǐ zǎo jiān

bathroom

澡垢索疵

zǎo gòu suǒ cī

to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault

澡堂

zǎo táng

public baths

澡塘

zǎo táng

communal bath

澡巾

zǎo jīn

scrub mitt

澡盆

zǎo pén

bath tub

澡罐

zǎo guàn

tub (used for ablutions in a monastery)

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