zhào
Traditional: 詔
诏 (zhào) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) to admonish; (bound form) imperial edict”.
Meanings
- 1(literary) to admonish
- 2(bound form) imperial edict
Related words
诏书imperial edict下诏to hand down an imperial edict先帝遗诏posthumous edict of a former emperor奉诏to receive an imperial command密诏secret imperial edict应诏to respond to an imperial decree待诏expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)矫诏the pretense of acting on imperial order诏令imperial order诏旨imperial edict诏狱imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)诏谕imperial decree