赵 zhào — Zhao (state); speed · English

赵

zhào

Zhao (state); speed

At a glance · 赵

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从走肖声，形声字，本指快走、超腾。隶楷作「趙」，简化作「赵」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「赵」本指疾行，后为战国国名与姓氏。

Structure

形声字，走为意符，肖为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinzhào

Radical走

Strokes9

UnicodeU+8D75

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English Zhao (state); speed To move swiftly; the Zhao state, a surname.

Français Zhao (état); vitesse Se mouvoir vite; l'état de Zhao, un nom.

Español Zhao (estado); rapidez Moverse rápido; el estado Zhao, apellido.

العربية تشاو (دولة)؛ سرعة يتحرك سريعًا أو دولة تشاو.

Русский Чжао (царство); быстро Быстро идти; царство Чжао, фамилия.

Common words

赵zhàoZhao
赵国zhào guóZhao state

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