zhāo

钊

Character · Verb · NounTraditional釗

encourage; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to encourage; to exhort; to urge

literary

Literary usage. Often used in personal names to convey the parents' wish for the child to be diligent and striving.

Cǐ此
zì字
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
rén人
míng名
 ，
qǔ取
miǎn勉
lì励
zhī之
yì意
 。

This character is often used in personal names to convey the meaning of encouragement.

Yǐ以
zhāo钊
miǎn勉
zhī之
 ，
qī期
qí其
yǒu有
chéng成
 。

Encourage him with exhortation, expecting him to achieve success.

2.

noun

surname Zhao

Used as a family name, derived from the ancient meaning of encouragement or from place names.

Wǒ我
de的
tóng同
xué学
xìng姓
Zhāo钊
 。

My classmate's surname is Zhao.

Zhāo钊
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

Mr. Zhao is a famous scholar.