兆 zhào — omen; sign; portent

兆
zhào

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #489

zhào zhao4

Basic definition

noun
  1. omen; sign; portent e.g 预兆先兆吉兆
  2. million; mega-; countless e.g 千兆兆赫
verb
  1. to portend; to presage e.g 瑞雪兆丰年兆示

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (象形。大篆字形像龟甲受灼所生的裂痕。本义:卜兆，龟甲烧后的裂纹)
  2. a sign (in fortune telling) e.g 兆象 · 兆文 · 兆卦 · 兆梦
  3. omen e.g 兆相 · 兆见
  4. common people e.g 兆民
  5. million e.g 兆物 · 兆亿 · 兆古
  6. altar
  7. grave e.g 兆域
  8. 姓
verb
  1. foretell;portend
  2. begin

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