Usage of the character 昭
zhāo
昭
[昭]
- bright
- clear
- manifest
- to show clearly
Zhāojué
昭觉
[昭覺]
- Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan
zhāoshì
昭示
[昭示]
- to declare publicly
- to make clear
Zhāotōng
昭通
[昭通]
- Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan
Zhāohé
昭和
[昭和]
- Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁 ( Yùrén)
zhāoxuě
昭雪
[昭雪]
- to exonerate
- to clear (from an accusation)
- to rehabilitate
Zhāoyáng
昭阳
[昭陽]
- Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市 ( Zhāotōngshì), Yunnan
Zhāosū
昭苏
[昭蘇]
- Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Zhāopíng
昭平
[昭平]
- Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi
Zhāosū Xiàn
昭苏县
[昭蘇縣]
- Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang
Dàzhāosì
大昭寺
[大昭寺]
- Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
Zhāoyángqū
昭阳区
[昭陽區]
- Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市 ( Zhāotōngshì), Yunnan
Zhāojuéxiàn
昭觉县
[昭覺縣]
- Zhaojue county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan
Sīmǎ Zhāo
司马昭
[司馬昭]
- Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏 ( Cáo Wèi)
Táng Zhāozōng
唐昭宗
[唐昭宗]
- Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄／李晔 ( Lī Yè) (867-904), reigned 888-904
Xiǎozhāosì
小昭寺
[小昭寺]
- Ramoche Temple, Lhasa
Zhāotōngshì
昭通市
[昭通市]
- Zhaotong, prefecture-level city in Yunnan
Wáng Zhāojūn
王昭君
[王昭君]
- Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝／汉元帝 ( Hàn Yuándì), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sìdàměinü)
Zhāopíngxiàn
昭平县
[昭平縣]
- Zhaoping county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi
diēdàngzhāozhāng
跌宕昭彰
[跌宕昭彰]
- flowing (of prose)
- free
zhòngmùzhāozhāng
众目昭彰
[眾目昭彰]
- lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)
- fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public
èmíngzhāozhāng
恶名昭彰
[惡名昭彰]
- infamous
- notorious
chòumíngzhāozhù
臭名昭著
[臭名昭著]
- notorious
- infamous
- egregious (bandits)
zhāoránruòjiē
昭然若揭
[昭然若揭]
- abundantly clear
Zhāopīyé Hé
昭披耶河
[昭披耶河]
- Chao Phraya River, the main river of Thailand
chòumíngzhāozhāng
臭名昭彰
[臭名昭彰]
- notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- infamous
èmíngzhāozhù
恶名昭著
[惡名昭著]
- notorious (idiom)
- infamous
Zhāopīyé Pàkāng
昭披耶帕康
[昭披耶帕康]
- Chao Phraya Phra Klang (Royal Finance and External Affairs Minister), the honorary title of the 18th century official of the royal court of Thailand who translated 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì) (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) into Thai
Sīmǎ Zhāozhīxīnlùrénjiēzhī
司马昭之心路人皆知
[司馬昭之心路人皆知]
- lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
- fig. an open secret