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portent

HSK 7 N2
zhào
チョウ
きざ.す、きざ.し
Originally a pictograph of two people escaping a flood. Based on the original meaning "escape", now written as 逃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Zhào]
surname Zhao
[zhào]
omen; to foretell; million; mega-; trillion; tera-; billion (old)
Japanese
ちょう 同音
  1. numeric 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion
  2. noun sign; omen; indication; portent
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
きざし
Kizashi female given name
とき
Toki unclassified name