诏(zhào)

7 strokesTrad. 詔

(literary) to admonish

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Character information

Pinyin
zhào
Meaning
(literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial edict
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
詔

Origin & structure

Where 诏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠召

To issue 讠 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

讠yán召zhào

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 詔: To issue 言 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 诏 step by step

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

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Words with 诏

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

xià下zhào诏

to hand down an imperial edict

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nán南zhào诏

Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia

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fèng奉zhào诏

to receive an imperial command

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zhào诏lìng令

imperial order

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zhào诏shū书

imperial edict

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From 诏’s common words

下南奉令书

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