Pinyin "zhao4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhao4" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "ao4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao4"

In the aorta's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zhao4

to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
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surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
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(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion
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cover / fish trap (basket) / shade
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variant of 照[zhao4] / to shine / to illuminate
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according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
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at first / devise / originate
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variant of 櫂|棹[zhao4]
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oar (archaic) / scull / paddle / to row / a boat
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name invented for herself by Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]
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old variant of 照[zhao4]
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