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照
zhào
1. according to
2. in accordance with
3. to shine
4. to illuminate
5. to reflect
6. to look at (one's reflection)
7. to take (a photo)
8. photo
9. as requested
10. as before
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
HSK 4
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)

Example Sentences (2)

是，这是我们比赛后照的。
Shì, zhè shì wǒmen bǐsài hòu zhào de.
Yes, we took this after the competition.
Text 1
照得不错，你们都是一个年级的吗？
Zhào de bú cuò, nǐmen dōu shì yí gè niánjí de ma?
The photo turned out well. Are you all in the same grade?
Text 1

Alternate Entries

照
zhào
variant of [[照<zhào>]] / to shine / to illuminate
HSK 4

Metadata

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