| 釗 | |||
| endeavor, strive; encourage; cut | |||
| Radical | 金釒钅金 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 2 | Total Strokes | 10 |
| Mandarin reading | zhaō | Cantonese reading | ciu1 |
| Japanese on reading | shou kyou sou | Japanese kun reading | kezuru |
| Korean reading | soy | Vietnamese reading | |
| Simplified Variant(s) | 钊 | ||
| 釗 | [ zhaō ] to encourage, to cut, to strain |
| ⇒ 李大釗 | [ lǐ dà zhaō ] Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party |
| ⇒ 章士釗 | [ zhāng shì zhaō ] Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then established writer |