肥皂
Old HSK 5
肥皂 (féizào) · soap
肥皂 (féizào) means “soap”. It is written with 2 characters: 肥 (fatty) + 皂 (soap). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 肥皂 is built
The characters
肥 féi · fatty
What 肥 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 巴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
皂 zào · soap
What 皂 is made of
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
饭前要用肥皂洗手。Fàn qián yào yòng féizào xǐshǒu.Wash your hands with soap before meals.
肥皂用完了，再买一块吧。Féizào yòng wán le, zài mǎi yī kuài ba.We've run out of soap; let's buy another bar.
Questions about 肥皂
What does 肥皂 mean?
肥皂 (féizào) means “soap”.
How do you pronounce 肥皂?
肥皂 is pronounced féizào.
Which HSK level is 肥皂?
肥皂 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 肥皂 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.