• 939th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)to recruit • to provoke • to beckon • to incur • to infect • contagious • a move (chess) • a maneuver • device • trick • to confess

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

招呼 
招聘 
招财 (招財)

Uncommon

打招呼 
招人 
招来 (招來)
招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
招募 
招商 
招展 
招式 
招待 
招惹 
招手 
招摇 (招搖)
招数 (招數)
招架 
招标 (招標)
招牌 
招生 
招聘会 (招聘會)
招致 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
支招 
绝招 (絕招)
高招 

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  • 2185th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)bright • clear • manifest • to show clearly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

昭示 
昭通 

Uncommon

大昭寺 
昭和 
昭平 
昭平县 (昭平縣)
昭然若揭 
昭通市 
昭雪 
王昭君 

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  • 2475th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎo (zhao3)pond • pool

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhǎo (zhao3)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhǎo (zhao3)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

沼泽 (沼澤)

Uncommon

沼气 (沼氣)
泥沼 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.