The Chinese Radical: 兆


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Meaning
omen, trillion     兆

Explanation omen; to foretell; trillion; tera-,

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
to jump, to hop, to skip over, to bounce, to palpitate
tiào
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: sign, omen (here: traces) (shows cracks in a turtle shell, in ancient China used for divination.)
The foot makes some traces when: jumping and hopping.
JLPT HSK 5
to carry on a shoulder pole, to choose, to nitpick
tiāo, tiǎo
Left: hand , right: sign, omen (turtle shell used for divination, but here: ropes || with loads)
By hand and loaded ropes you carry on a shoulder pole.
JLPT HSK 5
to escape, to run away, to flee
táo
Left: movement 辶, right: sign/omen (Here: as an image of radiating outwardly from a center in all directions)
Movements in all different directions is a sign of escape.
JLPT HSK 5
peach
táo
Left: tree , right: sign, omen, trillion (cracks in a turtle shell [used for divination])
The tree with a stone like a turtle shell is: the peach.
JLPT HSK 6
omen, to foretell, trillion (10^12), tera-
zhào
Pictograph: cracks in a turtle shell (was used in ancient China for divination)
The cracked turtle shell shows a trillion signs.
JLPT no HSK
handsome, good-looking
yáo
Left: woman , right: sign, omen (cracks in a turtle shell, used for divination.)
A woman has the "signs" of good looking.
JLPT no HSK
gaze afar, observe from distant
tiào
Left: eye , right: sign, omen (cracks in two turtle shells, in ancient China used for divination)
The eye symbolizes the: gazing.

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