啁
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zhāo / zhōu · to chirp, to twitter

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Readings & meanings

啁 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zhāo

used in 啁哳[zhao1 zha1]; Taiwan pr. [zhou1]

啁哳zhāo zhā ·
zhōu

twittering of birds

啁啾zhōu jiū ·
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Character anatomy

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The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 啁

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zhāoused in 啁哳[zhao1 zha1]; Taiwan pr. [zhou1]
zhōutwittering of birds
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Example sentences

Notice where 啁 sits in each complete thought.

Lǎo niǎo zhōu jiū, xiǎo niǎo zhī zhī jiào.老鳥啁啾,小鳥吱吱叫。

Old birds sing, young birds twitter.

Source: Tatoeba #728619 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 啁 in context

  1. Say zhāo / zhōu, then recall the core meaning: to chirp, to twitter.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 啁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.