晁

cháo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 surname Chao
  2. 2 old form of 朝, morning (archaic)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Cháo Gài shì 《 Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn 》 lǐ Liángshān de dìyī rèn shǒulǐng.
Chao Gai is the first chieftain of Liangshan in Water Margin.

Tips

history
晁 is not used as a common word in modern Chinese; it occurs almost only as a surname. It is an old variant of 朝 in the sense of morning, written with sun 日 over 兆 for the sound.
culture
The best-known bearer is 晁盖, the first leader of the Liangshan outlaws in the classic novel 《水浒传》.

Components

radical
日 rì
sun; day
Sun 日 on top - fitting, since 晁 is an old way of writing morning, when the sun rises.
phonetic
兆 zhào
omen; trillion
兆 below supplies the sound (zhào to cháo). The same phonetic appears in 桃, 跳 and 逃.

Stroke Order

晁 cháo