How is 糟 pronounced?

糟 is pronounced “zāo” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 糟?

糟 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 糟 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5adjectiveverb

zāo

糟 (zāo) means “dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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今天的天气真糟。

Jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn zāo.

Today's weather is really terrible.

What does 糟 mean?: 糟 (zāo) means “dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 糟 pronounced?: 糟 is pronounced “zāo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 糟?: 糟 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 糟?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 糟 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18