詔
zhào

decree

To issue 言 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
召
召 SoundMeaning component
zhào summon

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyewHtaw-stell, announce
Zhengzhangtjews
Unicodejiɛ̀u

說文解字

告也。从言从召，召亦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

诏 zhào, zhāo decree Simplified

To issue 讠 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
召
召 SoundMeaning component
zhào summon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode