Question

糟蹋 zāo tà 糟蹋(6) 那首交响乐曲给糟蹋得不成样子。nà shǒu jiāoxiǎngyuè qū gěi zāotà dé bùchéngyàngziThe symphony was dreadfully mangled.他往汤里放盐太多，把汤给糟蹋了。tā wǎng tāng lǐ fàng yán tài duō bǎ tāng gěi zāotà leHe had spoiled the soup by putting in too much salt.白兰地和水的混合物，要糟蹋两样好东西。báilándì hé shuǐ de hùnhéwù yào zāotà liǎngyàng hǎo dōngxiA mixture of brandy and water spoil two good thing. 6

Accepted Answer

蹧蹋 to waste 糟 (zāo) sediment, dregs曹 (cáo) ministry officials米 (mǐ) hulled or husked uncooked rice蹋 (tà) step on, tread on𦐇 [日 (sun) + 羽 (feather)]𧾷 [口 (mouth) + 止 (stop) + 足 (foot)] 34

Hanzi	糟蹋
Traditional	蹧蹋
Pinyin	zāo tà
Dict	to waste
Homophons	糟蹋(6)
Components	*糟 (zāo)* sediment, dregs** 曹 (cáo) ministry officials 米 (mǐ) hulled or husked uncooked rice *蹋 (tà)* step on, tread on** 𦐇 [日 (sun) + 羽 (feather)] 𧾷 [口 (mouth) + 止 (stop) + 足 (foot)]
example Sentences	那首交响乐曲给糟蹋得不成样子。 nà shǒu jiāoxiǎngyuè qū gěi zāotà dé bùchéngyàngzi The symphony was dreadfully mangled. 他往汤里放盐太多，把汤给糟蹋了。 tā wǎng tāng lǐ fàng yán tài duō bǎ tāng gěi zāotà le He had spoiled the soup by putting in too much salt. 白兰地和水的混合物，要糟蹋两样好东西。 báilándì hé shuǐ de hùnhéwù yào zāotà liǎngyàng hǎo dōngxi A mixture of brandy and water spoil two good thing.
Strokes	34
HSK	6

Zāotà 糟蹋 Gěi Tāng 蹧蹋 Zāo Tà Waste