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zhào
曌

name
archaic
technical

Meaning of 曌

曌 means variant of "zhao" (照); character created by Tang Dynasty Empress Wu Zetian for her own name. Pronounced zhào.

  • variant of "zhao" (照); character created by Tang Dynasty Empress Wu Zetian for her own name

Character Info

Radical日
Strokes16
Components
明
空

Stroke Order

曌

Definitions & Examples

Wǔ武
Zhào曌
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
wéi唯
yī一
de的
nǚ女
huáng皇
dì帝
 。

Wu Zhao was the only female emperor in Chinese history.

Tā她
zì自
míng名
Zhào曌
 ，
yì意
wéi为
rì日
yuè月
dāng当
kōng空
 。

She named herself Zhao, meaning the sun and moon hanging in the sky.

Zhè这
gè个
zì字
shì是
Wǔ武
Zé则
tiān天
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
zhuān专
mén门
chuàng创
zào造
de的
 。

This character was specifically created by Wu Zetian for herself.

Relations

Synonyms
照