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zhào

to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 灬 (fire) provides meaning, 昭 provides pronunciation
HSK 3 13 strokes Very Common (4%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

昭
zhāo
bright, luminous; clear, manifest
灬
huǒ
fire
⿱昭灬 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

zhāo
昭
bright, luminous; clear, manifest
🔤 Pictophonetic: 日 (sun) provides meaning, 召 provides pronunciation
9 strokes
huǒ
灬
fire
4 strokes

Words Using 照 (125)

zhàopiàn
照片 ↗
HSK 3
photograph / picture / CL:[[張|张<zhāng>]], [[套<tào>]], [[幅<fú>]]
zhàoxiàngjī
照相机 ↗
HSK 3
camera / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[架<jià>]], [[部<bù>]], [[台<tái>]], [[隻|只<zhī>]]
zhàogu
照顾 ↗
HSK 3
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
hùzhào
护照 ↗
HSK 3
passport / CL:[[本<běn>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
zhào
照 ↗
HSK 4
according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
ànzhào
按照 ↗
HSK 4
according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of
zhàocháng
照常 ↗
HSK 5
(business etc) as usual
zhízhào
执照 ↗
HSK 5
license / permit
zhàoyào
照耀 ↗
HSK 6
to shine / to illuminate
zhàoyàng
照样 ↗
HSK 6
as before / (same) as usual
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