zhào

common
noun
verb
numeral

Meaning of

兆 means omen; portent; to indicate; to portend. Pronounced zhào.

  • omen; portent
  • to indicate; to portend
  • surname Zhao

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhèn
qián
de
dòng
cháng
xíng
wéi
bèi
shì
wéi
zāi
nàn
de
zhào
 

Abnormal animal behavior before an earthquake is seen as an omen of disaster.

Zhè
duǒ
wěi
de
huā
shì
jiā
yùn
dào
biàn
chà
de
zhēng
hòu
 

This wilted flower is a sign that his family's luck has turned bad.

liǎn
shàng
de
chóu
róng
shì
zhī
zhào
 

The worried look on his face is an ill omen.

dài
rén
rèn
wéi
shí
shì
guó
jiā
dòng
luàn
de
zhào
 

Ancient people believed solar eclipses were omens of national unrest.

Zhè
chǎng
bèi
dāng
rén
kàn
zuò
shì
jiàng
xià
de
zhào
 

Locals see this heavy fog as an omen of upcoming rain.