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How to Write 淖 (nào) — Meaning “mud; slush; slushy”

nào 11 strokes Radical: 氵

淖 (nào) means "mud; slush; slushy" in Chinese. It has 11 strokes with the radical 氵.

Rated 4.2/5 in difficulty (advanced).

Appears in 3+ common words including 泥淖 (ní nào), 淖尔 (nào ěr), 污淖 (wū nào).

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The character (nào) is written with 11 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical is one of its key components.

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means mud; slush; slushy.

Character
Pinyinnào (nao)
Meaningmud; slush; slushy
Strokes11
Radical
Difficulty4.2/5

淖 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 氵 (water) indicates mud is wet and slushy, while 卓 (zhuó, meaning 'tall' or 'eminent') supplies the pronunciation. The image is of waterlogged, thick mud, like a slushy swamp.

💡 Memory Tip: Picture a tall (卓) figure sinking into a pool of water (氵), struggling to pull their legs out of the thick, slushy mud.

ní nào
Quagmire
nào ěr
lake (Mongolian loanword used in place names)
wū nào
Mud / Sludge

汽车陷入了泥淖中。

qì chē xiàn rù le ní nào zhōng

The car got stuck in the mud.

查干淖尔是一个湖。

chá gàn nào ěr shì yí gè hú

Chagan Nur is a lake.

别让衣服沾上污淖。

bié ràng yī fú zhān shàng wū nào

Don't let your clothes get muddy.

Character Pinyin Strokes Radical
(current) nào 11
jié 9
huí 9
yīn 9
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Frequently Asked Questions about 淖

淖 is composed of the water radical 氵 on the left and the component 卓 on the right. The water radical suggests it relates to water or liquid, while 卓 (meaning "tall" or "outstanding") originally was a phonetic component. Together, they create the meaning of "mud" or "slush" — wet, soft ground that can trap things.

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