藻 Strokes Write it Listen 藻 zǎo splendid, magnificent; algae HSK 7–9 19 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb澡soundzǎoto wash, to bathe How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 澡 zǎo hints at the sound.