zhào

common
historical

Meaning of

笊 means imperial edict; decree from the emperor; to admonish; to instruct; to teach. Pronounced zhào.

  • imperial edict; decree from the emperor
  • to admonish; to instruct; to teach

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Definitions & Examples

Qín
Shǐ
huáng
tǒng
wén
 
xià
zhào
shū
tōng
gào
tiān
xià
 

Qin Shi Huang unified the writing system and issued an imperial edict to announce it to the world.

Zhè
dào
zhào
què
le
tài
chéng
huáng
wèi
 

This deathbed edict established the crown prince's succession to the throne.

Jiǎo
zhào
shì
zhòng
zuì
 
huì
bèi
chǔ
xíng
 

Forging an imperial edict is a serious crime punishable by death.