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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhào

兆

兆

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omen; sign

Numbered pinyin
zhao4
English meanings
omen; sign; million; trillion

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这kěnéng可能shì是hǎo好zhàotou兆头。

    This may be a good omen.

  2. 02

    dìzhèn地震qián前yǒu有yìcháng异常zhēng征zhào兆。

    There were abnormal signs before the earthquake.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 征兆
  • 预兆
  • 兆头