phonetic map : 兆 zhao

goulnik

November 27, 2008, 05:50 PM posted in General Discussion

zhao
	兆 zhào million; mega- / sign; omen 兆位 zhàowèi megabyte 吉兆 jízhào good omen; propitious sign
tiao
* 挑 tiāo to select; pick; nitpick 挑选 tiāoxuǎn to choose; select 挑错 tiāocuò to deliberately find fault 独挑] dútiāo to handle by oneself 挑脚 tiāojiǎo to carry on a shoulder pole	* 挑 tiǎo to push sth. up; instigate; provoke 挑战 tiǎozhàn a/to challenge 挑拨 tiǎobō provocation	跳 tiào to jump; palpitate; skip (over) 跳伞 tiàosǎn parachute 跳读 tiàodú to skim (in reading) 膝跳 xītiào n. knee jerk
佻 tiāo frivolous 躁佻 zàotiāo frivolous; rash	眺 tiào to look into the distance from a high vantage point 眺望 tiàowàng to scan from afar	窕 tiǎo . 窕邃 tiǎosuì abstruse; deep and profound 轻窕 qīngtiǎo frivolous; capricious
	祧 tiāo be heir to 宗祧 zōngtiāo clan pedigree; family line
diao
	铫 diào utensil for medicines 铫子 diàozi pot used in decocting medical herbs
tao
* 挑 tāo . 挑达 tāotà t. walk casually to and fro	逃 táo to escape; flee; evade 逃避 táobì to escape; evade; shirk 逃跑 táopǎo to run away; flee	桃 táo n. peach 桃花 peach blossom 桃花运 táohuāyùn luck in love
yao
姚 Yáo (surname) 票姚 piàoyáo vigorous and lively		珧 yáo clam/scallop shell; mother-of-pearl 江珧 jiāngyáo scallops (Atrina japonica)

The character "兆" (omen) is also originated in the shape of cracks appeared in tortoise plastrons when they are heated, just like "卜" (divine). Its shape in oracle bone scripts is something like a combination of two "八" characters.

http://www.internationalscientific.org/CharacterASP/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E5%85%86&submitButton1=Etymology

phonetic map : 兆 zhao

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