Chinese Word: 詔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

詔 (Simplified: 诏)

Pinyin: zhào

English Definition: imperial order

Chinese Definition:
①告诉，告诫：为人父者，必能诏其子。
②帝王所发的文书命令：诏书。诏令。诏谕。奉诏。遗诏。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 言

Ideographic:To issue 言 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 召 [ zhào ] imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

Similar Characters: 詒

	詔書	zhào shū	edict; written imperial order
	詔令	zhào lìng	imperial order

1		xiàn 献 dì 帝 jí lìng 即令 zhōng yáo 钟繇 cǎo 草 zhào 诏， cè lì 册立 cáo cāo 曹操 wèi 为 wèi wáng 魏王。 Emperor Xian commanded Zhong Yao to draft the edict confirming Cao Cao' s elevation to king of Wei.
2		cǐ hòu 此后 guǎ rén 寡人 zhào 诏 mìng 命 bān xíng 颁行 cǐ 此 míng wén 铭文 yú 于 zhū 诸 xíng shěng 行省 gè dì 各地。 Afterwards this inscription I sent off everywhere among the provinces.
3		dāng 当 zhào 诏 cuò guò 错过 zuì 最 mò 末 yī 一 bān chē 班车 shí 时， tā 他 bù zhī dào 不知道 gāi 该 zěn me bàn 怎么办。 When Don missed the last bus, he was at a loss as to what to do.
4		gōng yuán 公元 394年， luó mǎ 罗马 huáng dì 皇帝 dì ào 蒂奥 duō 多 xī sī 西斯 xià zhào 下诏 tíng bàn 停办 ào yùn huì 奥运会。 In A. D. 394 the Roman emperor Theodosius I ordered them stopped.
5		bù guǎn 不管 zuò 做 shén me 什么， bú yào 不要 dào 到 le 了 65 suì 岁 cái 才 qīng xǐng 清醒 guò lai 过来， hòu huǐ 后悔 zhào 诏 guāng 光 xū 虚 zhì 掷。 Whatever you do, don´t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.

1		xiàn 献 dì 帝 jí lìng 即令 zhōng yáo 钟繇 cǎo 草 zhào 诏， cè lì 册立 cáo cāo 曹操 wèi 为 wèi wáng 魏王。 Emperor Xian commanded Zhong Yao to draft the edict confirming Cao Cao' s elevation to king of Wei.
2		cǐ hòu 此后 guǎ rén 寡人 zhào 诏 mìng 命 bān xíng 颁行 cǐ 此 míng wén 铭文 yú 于 zhū 诸 xíng shěng 行省 gè dì 各地。 Afterwards this inscription I sent off everywhere among the provinces.
3		dāng 当 zhào 诏 cuò guò 错过 zuì 最 mò 末 yī 一 bān chē 班车 shí 时， tā 他 bù zhī dào 不知道 gāi 该 zěn me bàn 怎么办。 When Don missed the last bus, he was at a loss as to what to do.
4		gōng yuán 公元 394年， luó mǎ 罗马 huáng dì 皇帝 dì ào 蒂奥 duō 多 xī sī 西斯 xià zhào 下诏 tíng bàn 停办 ào yùn huì 奥运会。 In A. D. 394 the Roman emperor Theodosius I ordered them stopped.
5		bù guǎn 不管 zuò 做 shén me 什么， bú yào 不要 dào 到 le 了 65 suì 岁 cái 才 qīng xǐng 清醒 guò lai 过来， hòu huǐ 后悔 zhào 诏 guāng 光 xū 虚 zhì 掷。 Whatever you do, don´t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.