1. 昭

昭

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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
昭→
日召
2Radical
昭→
日sun/day刀knife口mouth
3Graphical
昭→
口一㇆丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Appears In

昭 also appears in:
照

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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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.