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詔: imperial order; decree

By September 9, 2016January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

詔 [诏] zhào


: imperial order; decree

Kun Reading

詔 | みことのり mikotonori

noun
: imperial decree; imperial edict

On Reading

ショウ shou

 Usage:

詔[诏]令 zhao4ling4: imperial order
[詔令 | しょうれい shourei: imperial edict]
詔[诏]旨 zhao4zhi1: an Imperial edict
詔書 [诏书] zhao4shu1: edict; written imperial order
[詔書 | しょうしょ shousho: imperial edict; decree]
詔獄 [诏狱] zhao4yu4: imperial prison
下詔[诏] xia4zhao4: to hand down an imperial edict
奉詔[诏] feng4zhao4: to receive an imperial command
密詔[诏] mi4zhao4: secret imperial edict
應詔 [应诏] ying4zhao4: to respond to an imperial decree
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
言 (yan2: speech radical 149) suggests the meaning while
(zhao4: imperial decree; summon) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
诏. Derived from generic radical simplification #1 (訁言 » 讠).



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary