罩
to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
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How 罩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
罒 (semantic, “net”) + 卓 (phonetic, zhuó)
How to remember it
overspread · Heisig RSH #1508
net + 卓 eminent
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卓
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卓 (zhuó) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓 sound component | zhuó | profound, lofty, brilliant |
| 掉 | diào | to drop, to fall, to remove |
| 悼 | dào | to grieve, to lament, to mourn |
| 绰 | chuò | graceful, delicate; spacious |
| 淖 | nào | mud, slush |
| 棹 | zhào | oar; boat |
| 焯 | chāo | to scald; to flash-boil vegetables |
| 踔 | chuō | to stride, to excel, to get ahead |
| 倬 | zhuō | noticeable, large; distinct, clear |
Words containing 罩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全眼罩 | ān quán yǎn zhào | safety goggles |
| 防毒面罩 | fáng dú miàn zhào | gas mask |
| 云山雾罩 | yún shān wù zhào | (lit.) enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom); (fig.) (of speech or writing) unclear; confus… |
| 罩子 | zhào zi | cover; casing |
| 头罩 | tóu zhào | hairnet; hood; cowl |
| 纱布口罩 | shā bù kǒu zhào | gauze mask |
| 整流罩 | zhěng liú zhào | fairing |
| 面罩 | miàn zhào | mask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask) |
| 口罩 | kǒu zhào | mask (surgical etc) |
| 罩门 | zhào mén | Achilles' heel; chink in the armor |
| 眼罩 | yǎn zhào | eye-patch; blindfold; eye mask; goggles; eyeshade; blinkers (for a horse etc) |
| 泡罩塔 | pào zhào tǎ | distillation tower; bubble tower; plate column |
| 耳罩 | ěr zhào | earmuffs |
| 罩衣 | zhào yī | overalls; CL:件[jian4] |
| 防喷罩 | fáng pēn zhào | pop filter (audio engineering) |
| 脸罩 | liǎn zhào | visor |
| 胸罩 | xiōng zhào | brassiere (underwear); bra |
| 灯罩 | dēng zhào | cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp |
| 乳罩 | rǔ zhào | bra |
| 奶罩 | nǎi zhào | bra; brassière |