zhào

to cover; to spread over

a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it

net (罒) + phonetic 卓 = a cover spread over like a net

A net (罒) spread over something creates a cover or hood. 卓 mainly contributes the zhào sound; the net radical carries the sense of enclosure.

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Net (variant of 网)Semantic

她用布把食物起来,防止苍蝇落上去。

tā yòng bù bǎ shí wù zhào qǐ lái,fáng zhǐ cāng yíng luò shàng qù。

She covered the food with a cloth to keep flies from landing on it.

天空被一层厚厚的云住了,看不见太阳。

tiān kōng bèi yī céng hòu hòu de yún zhào zhù le,kàn bú jiàn tài yáng。

The sky was covered by a thick layer of clouds, and the sun could not be seen.

Words with 罩

钟罩

zhōng zhào

bell jar; dome (used to enclose or protect sth)

防喷罩

fáng pēn zhào

pop filter (audio engineering)

防毒面罩

fáng dú miàn zhào

gas mask

云山雾罩

yún shān wù zhào

lit. enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom)

头罩

tóu zhào

hairnet

乳罩

rǔ zhào

bra

口罩

kǒu zhào

mask (surgical etc)

奶罩

nǎi zhào

bra

安全眼罩

ān quán yǎn zhào

safety goggles

床罩

chuáng zhào

bedspread

整流罩

zhěng liú zhào

fairing

泡罩塔

pào zhào tǎ

distillation tower

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