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罩

zhào

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhào · zaau3 (Jyutping)

  1. to cover; to spread over
  2. a cover; a shade; a hood
  3. bamboo fish trap
  4. bamboo chicken coop
  5. (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back
  6. (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible
  7. (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

罩

Meaning
basket for catching fish; cover
Radical
罒
Strokes
13
Components
⿱罒卓
Cangjie
WLYAJ
Four-corner
6040.6

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