How to write 诏

诏 zhào 动词 (verb) 1. 告诉，告诫：为人父者，必能～其子。 (To inform; to admonish: A father must be able to inform his son.) 2. 帝王所发的文书命令：～书。～令。～谕。奉～。遗～。 (An imperial edict issued by the emperor: edict; decree; proclamation; to receive an edict; to leave an edict.) 基本义 (basic meaning): 告知，告诉 (To tell; to inform) 字形分析 (character analysis): 会意兼形声。从言从召，召亦声。“言”是言论，“召”是召唤。 (Combination of meanings and phonetics: composed of the components for "speech" and "summon," where "speech" refers to words and "summon" refers to calling.) 引申义 (extended meanings): 1. 同本义 ([En.] tell; let know; inform)。先秦没有此字，秦汉才出现，多用于上告下。 (Same base meaning. This character did not exist before the Qin dynasty; it appeared during the Qin and Han dynasties, often used in communicating upwards.) 2. 教导;告诫 ([En.] instruct; admonish). {Examples: 夫为人父者，必能诏其子。(A father must be able to instruct his son.)} 3. 皇帝下达命令 ([En.] give imperial edict). {Examples: 诏使儒卿 (summon Confucian officials).} 4. 征召 ([En.] recruit). {Examples: 诏期 (the date of recruitment).} 5. 召见 ([En.] call in). {Examples: 诏伊尹于亳郊兮 (summons Yi Yin from Bo's outskirts).} 6. 宣扬 ([En.] advocate; champion; propagate). {Examples: 未可明诏大号 (it is not yet clear how to announce the grand title).} 7. 报告 ([En.] report). {Examples: 按周礼诸职凡言诏者，皆下告上之辞 (in accordance with the Zhou rites, all terms referring to edicts are reports from below to above).} 名词 (noun) 1. 诏书，皇帝颁发的命令文告 ([En.] imperial edict). {Examples: 上尊号王为秦皇。命为制，令为诏。(The Emperor respected the title of king as that of the Qin Emperor; commands were issued as edicts.)} 2. 古代西南少数民族首领的称号 ([En.] Zhao). {Examples: 南诏蛮，本乌蛮之别种也，姓蒙氏。(The Nanzhao people are a distinct group from the Wu people, with the surname Meng.)}