兆(zhào): surname Zhao
HSK 7-96 strokes
surname Zhao
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhào
- Meaning
- surname Zhao
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 兆 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿻儿？Cracks in oracle bones used in fortune-telling
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged overlaid.
How to write 兆 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 兆
Common words using 兆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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