水藻

shuǐzǎo

noun #30,650

Meanings

1 water plants
2 algae
3 aquatic algae

Characters

algae / aquatic plant

Examples

池塘里长满了水藻。

Chítáng lǐ zhǎng mǎn le shuǐzǎo.

The pond is overgrown with algae.

鱼缸需要清理水藻。

Yúgāng xūyào qīnglǐ shuǐzǎo.

The fish tank needs the algae cleaned out.

Tips

usage

水 (water) + 藻 (algae). Slightly broader and more colloquial than 海藻 (hǎizǎo, seaweed) — 水藻 covers freshwater algae too, like the green stuff in fish tanks and ponds. Compare also 水草 (shuǐcǎo) which leans toward leafy aquatic plants in general.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

藻 zǎo