罩 (zaau3 | zhao4) : cover; shade; wrap

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罩

zaau3

zhao4

[1] [n] cover; shade; hood; casing; mask
[2] [v] cover; wrap; envelop; overspread
[3] [n] bamboo coop for chickens and fish
[4] [n] overall; mantle; cloak; work coat

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 网 (#122)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

罩

This word has been viewed 8419 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Feb 2011 09:21

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燈罩 dang1 zaau3 deng1 zhao4 = lampshade

乳罩 jyu5 zaau3 ru3 zhao4 = bra; brassiere; brassière 國

床罩 cong4 zaau3 chuang2 zhao4 = bedspread; bedcover 國

引擎罩 jan5 king4 zaau3 yin3 qing2 zhao4 = engine cover; bonnet

口罩 hau2 zaau3 kou3 zhao4 = face mask

罩篷 zaau3 pung4 = canopy

馬眼罩 maa5 ngaan5 zaau3 ma3 yan3 zhao4 = blinders (on a horse)

眼罩 ngaan5 zaau3 yan3 zhao4 = a blinder, a blindfold

雞罩 gai1 zaau3 = a chicken coop

水箱飾罩 seoi2 soeng1 sik1 zaau3 = [automotive] radiator grille

胸罩 hung1 zaau3 xiong1 zhao4 = brassiere; bra

鬼面罩 gwai2 min6 zaau3 = a grill (front of radiator on a car or truck) 粵

罩衫 zaau3 saam1 = smock

氧氣罩 jeong5 hei3 zaau3 yang3 qi4 zhao4 = oxygen mask

奶罩 naai5 zaau3 nai3 zhao4 = bra, brassiere

輪轂罩 leon4 guk1 zaau3 lun2 gu1 zhao4 = hubcap

籠罩 lung4 zaau3 long3 zhao4 = envelop; cover; shroud

離晒罩 lei4 saai3 zaau3 li2 shai4 zhao4 = ridiculous; outrageous 粵

金鐘罩 gam1 zung1 zaau3 jin1 zhong1 zhao4 = [1] Golden Shield (also a brand of condom); [2] Jin Zhong Zhao (advisor to Axe Gang in Kung Fu Hustle)

Showing 1 example containing 罩

搵個紗罩嚟扱實啲嘢食粵
Find a mesh cover to cover the food.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 罩
Unicode code for this character: U+7f69 (off-site link)

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