詔 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zhào

decree

To issue 言 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

zhào, shào

summon

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhào

decree, proclaim; imperial decree; imperial order

Most common words with 詔

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	诏	imperial order
	诏书	edict
	下诏	to hand down an imperial edict
	诏令	imperial order
	南诏	Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*taw-s	tsyewH	zhào	tell, announce

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

2684th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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