• 1167th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (Zhao4)surname Zhao • one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) • the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
2. zhào (zhao4)to surpass (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

赵本山 (趙本山)
赵云 (趙雲)

Uncommon

赵薇 (趙薇)

RareShow 27

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.