罩(zhào)

HSK 7-913 strokes

to cover

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Character information

Pinyin
zhào
Meaning
to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 罩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱罒卓

In this compound, the meaning comes from 罒 (net); 卓 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

罒wǎng卓zhuó

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 罩 step by step

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

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Words with 罩

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

kǒu口zhào罩
HSK 7-9

mask (surgical etc)

Open 口罩 page →
lǒng笼zhào罩
HSK 7-9

to envelop

Open 笼罩 page →
rǔ乳zhào罩

bra

Open 乳罩 page →
nǎi奶zhào罩

bra; brassière

Open 奶罩 page →
dēng灯zhào罩

cover of lamp

Open 灯罩 page →
yǎn眼zhào罩

eye-patch

Open 眼罩 page →
shā纱bù布kǒu口zhào罩

gauze mask

Open 纱布口罩 page →
zhào罩zǐ子

cover; casing

Open 罩子 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 罩’s common words

口笼乳奶灯眼纱布

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