zhào
炤
shine; illuminate; same as 照
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shine upon; to illuminate; to radiate
archaicOriginally created by Empress Wu Zetian (武则天) as a personal name character, symbolizing the sun and moon shining together in the sky. Now considered a historical/literary variant of 照.
Zhè这
gè个
zì字
“
zhào曌
”
shì是
wǔ武
zé则
tiān天
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
míng名
zì字
suǒ所
zào造
，
qǔ取
rì日
yuè月
dāng当
kōng空
zhī之
yì意
。
The character "zhao" was created by Wu Zetian for her own name, taking the meaning of the sun and moon hanging in the sky.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
，
zhào曌
zì字
ǒu偶
ěr尔
zuò作
wéi为
zhào照
de的
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
chū出
xiàn现
。
In ancient texts, the character zhao occasionally appears as a variant form of zhao (illuminate).
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Chuán传
shuō说
wǔ武
zhào曌
de的
míng名
zì字
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
guāng光
míng明
pǔ普
zhào照
dà大
dì地
。
Legend says that the name Wu Zhao symbolizes light shining upon the earth.