Meaning
cover; fish trap (basket); shade
Chinese: 覆盖在外面的东西，也表示罩住。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhao” becomes a different word in each tone. 罩 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud
- 口罩kǒu zhàomask (surgical etc)
- 罩子zhào zicover; casing
- 面罩miàn zhàomask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
- 头罩tóu zhàohairnet; hood; cowl
Example Sentence
早晨，山谷被一层薄雾笼罩着。Zǎo chén, shān gǔ bèi yì céng báo wù lóng zhào zhe.In the morning, the valley is shrouded in a thin mist.
早晨Zǎo chénearly morning，山谷shān gǔvalley被bèi(passive: by)一层yì céngone layer薄雾báo wùmist笼罩lóng zhàoto envelop着zhe(ongoing action)。