Character Animation

Character: 罩

Pinyin: zhào (zhao4)

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

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "罩" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿱ 罒

Phonetic Component

Sound element

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhào

Same Radical (7)

Radical: 罒

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 卓

Related Semantic (3)

Same semantic as: 罒