昭(zhāo)

9 strokes

bright

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Character information

Pinyin
zhāo
Meaning
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 昭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰日召

In this compound, the meaning comes from 日 (sun); 召 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

日rì召zhào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 昭 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 昭

Common words using 昭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhāo昭yí仪

first-rank concubine (title for an imperial concubine ranked one level belo…

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zhāo昭hé和

Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor…

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zhāo昭píng平

see 昭平县

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zhāo昭shì示

to declare publicly

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zhāo昭tōng通

see 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4]

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zhāo昭yáng阳

see 昭阳区

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zhāo昭xuě雪

to exonerate

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dà大zhāo昭sì寺

Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism

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Related characters

From 昭’s common words

仪和平示通阳雪大

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