昭
bright, clear
昭 is composed of 日(the sun) and 召, the original form of 召 is the picture of two hands holding a spoon and taking up wine from a wine bottle to a bowl, depicts master(most likely an emperor) serving his guest(most likely the feudal barons) in ancient China. China valued etiquette in the past, while serving a guest had certain etiquette, every step needed to be obvious and clear, as brightened by the sunlight. Or, the relation between the emperor and the feudal barons is shiny as the sun as no craftiness nor calculation.
Vocabulary of 昭
- 昭彰 (clear, obvious)
- 昭示 (to make clear to all)
Classification
Related Characters:
4日
sun5旦dawn6旨
delicacy6早early7旱
drought8明bright8旺prosperous8昔past8昏twilight8昌bright8旻sky8昂lift9昺bright9昨yesterday9昜bright9星
star9昵intimate9昱bright9昭bright9是yes9昰yes10晃dazzle10晏sunny11晝daytime11暢smooth11晚night11晤meet12智wisdom12晴clear12晾
dry12晶
shine12景
sunlight13暉shine13暈halo13暖warm13暘sunshine13暇leisure13暄warm13暗dark14㬎reveal14暮evening16曇cloudy16曉
know18曚twilight