懂中文 Dong Chinese

诏

zhào

decree

To issue 讠 a decree 召; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

召 sound,meaning component

召  Sound Meaning component

zhào, shào

  

summon

Evolution

诏 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
诏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诏 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
诏 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诏 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

诏 (詔) 

zhào

decree, proclaim; imperial decree; imperial order

Most common words with 诏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诏

imperial order

诏书

edict

下诏

to hand down an imperial edict

诏令

imperial order

南诏

Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia