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赵

趙
zhào
#1,167 most
frequent character
to surpass (old)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赵 uses 走, a person running, which shows fast movement. It first meant 'walk, jog, gallop fast.' The name of a Warring States kingdom was borrowed for its sound. The empty 㐅 abbreviates 肖, once the sound part.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

赵Zhao4
surname Zhao

Homophones

照zhào
reflect
召zhào
to call together, to summon
罩zhào
to cover, to spread over, a cover

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