釗 [钊]

Jyutping ziu1
Pinyin zhāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to encourage/to cut/to strain/to endeavour/to strive

釗 [钊]

Jyutping ciu1
Pinyin zhāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to encourage
  2. to cut
  3. to strain
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to encourage/to cut/to strain/to endeavour/to strive
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    用​於​人名
    used in names
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character, literary
    to encourage
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. endeavor, strive
  2. encourage
  3. cut
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    CLN
  5. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    XCLN
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿钊开心到抱起佢女朋友。
    阿釗開心到抱起佢女朋友。
    aa3 ciu1 hoi1 sam1 dou3 pou5 hei2 keoi5 neoi5 pang4 jau5.
    • A-Chiu is so delighted that he lifts his girlfriend up when hugging her.
  2. Cantonese
    阿钊见义勇为，见到个女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
    阿釗見義勇為，見到個女仔跳海就即刻落水救佢。
    aa3 ciu1 gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4, gin3 dou2 go3 neoi5 zai2 tiu3 hoi2 zau6 zik1 haak1 lok6 seoi2 gau3 keoi5.
    • A-chiu never hesitates to do what is right. When he saw the girl jump into the sea, he followed to rescue her immediately.
  3. Cantonese
    阿钊执到部电话，点知俾机主好人当贼办。
    阿釗執到部電話，點知俾機主好人當賊辦。
    aa3 ciu1 zap1 dou2 bou6 din6 waa2, dim2 zi1 bei2 gei1 zyu2 hou2 jan4 dong3 caak6 baan6.
    • Chiu picked a phone, but by surprise the owner mistaken him as the thief.