zhào
A surname; a state in ancient China

Animated Stroke Order 赵

赵 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 赵

赵 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zhào
shū
fēng
yōu
liú
chàng

The Zhao style of calligraphy is elegant and fluid.

2
zhào
zhōu
qiáo
shì
zhōng
guó
dài
qiáo
liáng
jiàn
zhù
de
jié
zuò

Zhaozhou Bridge is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese bridge architecture.

3
zhào
qián
sūn
shì
bǎi
jiā
xìng
de
kāi
tóu

Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li are the beginning of the Hundred Family Surnames.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency
Zhuyinㄓㄠˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8D75
CangjieQKNI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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