Pictographic: Cracks in oracle bones used in fortune-tellingRadical:

meaning for zhào:

  • - omen
  • - to foretell
  • - million
  • - mega-
  • - trillion
  • - tera-
  • - billion (old)omen
  • - sign (that sth is about to happen)
  • - warning signomen
  • - sign (of sth yet to occur)
  • - prior indication
  • - to foreshadowomenomen
  • - prior indication
  • - first signlucky omen