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照
炤
zhào
1. variant of [[照<zhào>]]
2. to shine
3. to illuminate
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

照
zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

仿照
fǎngzhào
to imitate
依照
yīzhào
according to
光照
guāngzhào
illumination
剧照
jùzhào
still pose (in stage work)
参照
cānzhào
to consult a reference
HSK 6
反照
fǎnzhào
reflection
合照
hézhào
to pose for a photo
执照
zhízhào
license
HSK 5
夕照
xīzhào
glow of the setting sun
写照
xiězhào
portrayal
对照
duìzhào
to contrast
HSK 6
心照
xīnzhào
intuitive sympathy
快照
kuàizhào
snapshot
凭照
píngzhào
certificate
拍照
pāizhào
to take a picture
按照
ànzhào
according to
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日照
Rìzhào
Rizhao prefecture level city in Shandong
日照
rìzhào
sunshine
映照
yìngzhào
to shine upon
普照
pǔzhào
to illuminate everything (of the sun)

Alternate Entries

照
zhào
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
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
442
Word Frequency Rank
489 of 84,292