乾燥 (gānzào) — dry, arid (of air, ground, skin)

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乾燥 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

乾燥＝乾＋燥

ㄍㄢㄗㄠˋ · gānzào

adj — dry, arid (of air, ground, skin)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

乾dry (乾淨的乾)gān乙 is moisture twisting up and off in the morning sun

燥dry, parched (燥熱)zào火 on the left drives the water out; 喿 gives the sound

乾燥，乾淨的乾，乾燥的燥。

早晨的太陽把水氣抽走（乾），火（火）又把剩下的烤乾（燥）。

Morning sun pulls the moisture off (乾); fire (火) bakes out what is left (燥).

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