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Pinyin: zhāo
English Definition: bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
Chinese Definition:
①光明:昭明。昭昭(a.明亮的样子,如“日月昭昭”;b.明白事理。如“贤者以其昭昭,使人昭昭”)。
②明显,显著:昭著。昭彰。昭布。昭雪(揭明真情,洗清冤枉)。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (sun) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] sun; day; daytime
    • [ zhào ] imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon
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Example Words
昭示 zhāo shì to declare publicly; to make clear
臭名昭著 chòu míng zhāo zhù notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)
昭雪 zhāo xuě to exonerate; to clear (from an accusation); to rehabilitate
昭然若揭 zhāo rán ruò jiē abundantly clear
唐昭宗 táng zhāo zōng Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李晔 (867-904), reigned 888-904
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Example Sentences
1
宿
"The mistreatment of trainees appears to be widespread, " said Shoichi Ibusuki, a human rights lawyer based in Tokyo.
2
使
使
Photographer Mitsuaki Iwago used a low angle and the body of the Maasai tribesman to add drama to this photograph.
3
Akie was rather cool to the idea when an acquaintance offered to introduce her to Abe and showed up late for the meeting, the story goes.
4
26
Mr. Nakagawa, who in government circles was considered extremely intelligent but also noted for his temper, had served in parliament for 26 years.
5
穿
2002
穿
Her sense of style is one factor behind his image as a snappy dresser, prompting him to say she should have been given the "Best Dressed" award he won in 2002.