罩
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zhào · cover, shroud

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6107
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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

罒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 罩

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zhàoWords pronounced zhào
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Example sentences

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Wǒ de kǒu zhào zài nǎ?我的口罩在哪?

Where's my mask?

Source: Tatoeba #13118965 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tài yáng xué dùn dùn dì tòng, yì shí sì hū bèi lǒngzhào shàng le yì céng báo báo de wù ǎi.太阳穴钝钝地痛,意识似乎被笼罩上了一层薄薄的雾霭。

I have a dull pain in my temples and my mind feels like its covered with a thin layer of fog.

Source: Tatoeba #3130778 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chuān shén mó zhào bēi de nèi yī?你穿什麼罩杯的內衣?

What bra cup size do you wear?

Source: Tatoeba #9096087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bèi méng shàng le yǎn zhào.湯姆被蒙上了眼罩。

Tom was blindfolded.

Source: Tatoeba #12992332 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ tuō le kǒu zhào.汤姆脱了口罩。

Tom took his mask off.

Source: Tatoeba #9489493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de xiōng zhào zāng le.我的胸罩髒了。

My bra is dirty.

Source: Tatoeba #5112341 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 罩 in context

  1. Say zhào, then recall the core meaning: cover, shroud.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 口罩 (kǒu zhào), meaning “mask”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 罩 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.