To issue 言 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation
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Traditional (詔)
Simplified (诏)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
诏
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
诏
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
诏
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
诏
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
诏
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
诏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诏 / 詔 [zhào]
imperial order
Japanese
imperial decree; imperial edict
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
詔 あきら
Akira unclassified name
詔 さとし
Satoshi male given name
詔 たすく
Tasuku unclassified name
詔 のりかつ
Norikatsu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (16)
诏书 [zhàoshū] #26,760
edict
下诏 [xiàzhào] #27,888
to hand down an imperial edict
诏令 [zhàolìng] #34,837
imperial order
南诏 [Nánzhào] #36,719
Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia
遗诏 [yízhào] #43,806
posthumous edict (of former emperor)
诏安 [Zhào'ān] #43,996
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāngzhōu], Fujian
诏安县 [Zhào'ānxiàn] #49,283
Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāngzhōu], Fujian
密诏 [mìzhào] #57,263
secret imperial edict
诏旨 [zhàozhǐ] #58,167
an Imperial edict
诏谕 [zhàoyù] #61,650
imperial decree
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 詔 [みことのり] #46,650
imperial decree
詔勅 [しょうちょく] #74,789
imperial edict
⭐ 詔書 [しょうしょ] #95,114
imperial edict
大詔 [たいしょう] #134,764
imperial rescript
詔命 [しょうめい] #189,438
imperial command
戊申詔書 [ぼしんしょうしょ] #221,224
Imperial Rescript of 1908
詔令 [しょうれい] #287,347
imperial edict
大詔渙発 [たいしょうかんぱつ]
promulgation of an Imperial rescript