着 (zháo):接触,感受,受到;《说文解字》:“着,附也。”;English: to touch, to feel, to be affected by
着急 (zháo jí):焦急,心里不安;现代汉语常用词;English: to worry, to be anxious, to be in a hurry
灼 (zhuó, zháo):烧,烫(口语中单用);《说文解字》:“灼,爇也。”;English: to burn, scorching (when used colloquially, sometimes pronounced zháo in specific words like 着火 zháohuǒ - to catch fire)
zhǎo
找 (zhǎo):寻求,觅取;《说文解字》:“找,摹也。”(本义为模仿,后引申为寻求);English: to look for, to search, to find
爪 (zhǎo):禽兽的脚指甲;《说文解字》:“爪,丮也。”;English: claw, talon (when referring to claws, pronunciation is zhǎo; also read zhuǎ in other contexts)
zhào
照 (zhào):照射,照明;《说文解字》:“照,明也。”;English: to shine, to illuminate, to reflect, according to
赵 (Zhào):中国姓氏; also, 春秋战国时国名;《说文解字》:“赵,趋也。”(本义为快走,用作地名、姓氏等);English: Zhao (surname, state in ancient China)
召 (zhào):呼唤,召唤;《说文解字》:“召,呼也。”;English: to summon, to convene, to call together
罩 (zhào):覆盖,笼罩;《说文解字》:“罩,鱼笼也。”(本义为鱼笼,引申为覆盖物);English: cover, hood, cage, to cover
兆 (zhào):预示,征兆;《说文解字》:“兆,灼龟坼也。”(古代占卜用语,指龟甲烧灼后裂开的纹路,预示吉凶);English: omen, sign, million (as a numeral prefix)
肇 (zhào):开始,初始;《说文解字》:“肇,始也。”;English: to initiate, to start, to begin
诏 (zhào):古代皇帝发布的命令;《说文解字》:“诏,告也。”;English: imperial edict, to proclaim