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The Chinese word zhao - 罩 - zhào
(cover in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhào

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English translations

cover"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to cover,
lid"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 罩 ( zhào ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( zhao / zhào ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>cover</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of zhào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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罩 is composed of 13 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

lampshade  |  covering
 
Chinese example words containing the character 罩 ( zhao / zhào )
被罩 ( bèizhào = quilt cover ), 口罩 ( kŏuzhào = mask ), 乳罩 ( rŭzhào = bra ), 胸罩 ( xiōngzhào = brassiere ), 眼罩 ( yănzhào = blinder )
Other characters that are pronounced zhào in Chinese
照 (to shine on) , 召 (to call)
More words that mean to cover in Chinese
gài ( 盖 ), méng ( 蒙 ), tào ( 套 )

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