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Meaning

illustrious; manifest

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhao” becomes a different word in each tone. 昭 is the 1st 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

  • 昭示zhāo shìto declare publicly; to make clear
  • 昭雪zhāo xuěto exonerate; to clear (from an accusation); to rehabilitate
  • 昭仪zhāo yífirst-rank concubine (title for an imperial concubine ranked one level below the empress)
  • 昭然若揭zhāo rán ruò jiēabundantly clear
  • 众目昭彰zhòng mù zhāo zhānglit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom); fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public

Example Sentence

这件事昭示了一个简单的道理。Zhè jiàn shì zhāo shì le yí ge jiǎn dān de dào lǐ.This matter reveals a simple truth.

Zhèthisjiànitemshìmatter昭示zhāo shìto declare publiclyle(completed action)一个yí gea简单jiǎn dānsimpledeof道理dào lǐreason