劭 Stroke Order

劭 shào 1. 劝勉，自强。 (Encouragement, self-improvement.) - 老而益劭。 (As one ages, one should become more self-improving.) 2. 美好，高尚。 (Beauty, nobility.) - 年高德劭。 (As one ages, one’s virtue should also become more eminent.) 形 (Adjective) 1. 高尚;美好 (Eminent; excellent) 引 (References) 1. 《说文》: 邵，高也。从卩，召声。 (Shuowen: Shao means high. It consists of the radical “seal” and sounds like “shao”.) 2. 《小尔雅》: 劭，美也。又高也。 (Xiao Erya: Shao means beauty. It also means high.) 3. 《法言·修身》: 董仲舒之才之邵也。 (Fayan: Dong Zhongshu's talent is eminent.) 4. 扬雄《法言·孝至》: 年弥高而德弥劭。 (Yang Xiong in Fayan: As one ages, their virtue becomes more eminent.) 例 (Examples) - 年高德劭; 劭美 (Excellent beauty); 劭令 (Well-performed beauty) 动 (Verb) 1. 勉励 (Encouragement) - 本义: 勉励 (Original meaning: to encourage) 造字法 (Character Construction) - 形声。从力，召声。 (This is a phonetic compound character, combining the meaning of strength and the sound of “shao”.) 引 (References) 1. 《汉书·成帝纪》: 先帝劭农，薄其租税。 (Han Shu: The former emperor encouraged agriculture and reduced taxes for farmers.) 例 (Examples) - 劭农 (Encourage farming); 劭劝 (Encourage).