zhāo

𬬿

Word · Noun · VerbTraditional鉊

large kettle; to cut; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

large kettle or cauldron; ancient cooking vessel

Refers to a large metal pot used in ancient times for cooking or boiling water. Archaeological term.

Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
kǒu口
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
dà大
zhāo鉊
 。

Archaeologists discovered a large kettle from the Han Dynasty.

Zhāo鉊
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
pēng烹
rèn饪
qì器
jù具
 。

The zhao is an ancient cooking utensil.

2.

verb

to cut; to shear; to clip (with scissors or knife)

archaic

Classical usage, synonymous with 钊. Often refers to cutting metal or hair.

Zhāo鉊
jīn金
wéi为
qì器
 。

To cut metal and make it into utensils.

Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
yǐ以
zhāo鉊
xiū修
jiǎn剪
xū须
fà发
 。

Ancient books record using scissors to trim beard and hair.

3.

noun

surname Zhao

proper_noun

Rare surname.

Zhāo鉊
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Zhao is a famous historian.