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昭 - zhāo

bright, luminous; illustrious

bright, luminous; illustrious

How to read 昭

Click 昭 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhāo
Englishbright, luminous; illustrious
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

昭仪 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 昭化. Please read 昭平 one more time.

Common words with this character

first-rank concubine
see 昭化區|昭化区[Zhao1 hua4 Qu1]
see 昭平縣|昭平县[Zhao1 ping2 Xian4]
to declare publicly; to make clear

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 昭 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 昭仪 and 昭化 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 昭.