照 — Chinese character
照
zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
- Pinyin
- zhào
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 昭 灬
- Formation
- pictophonetic — fire; meaning component 灬; sound component 昭
- Japanese
- 照 as a kanji
Common words with 照
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú) |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 照顾 (照顧) | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
| 执照 (執照) | zhí zhào | license; permit |
| 对照 (對照) | duì zhào | to contrast; to compare |
| 参照 (參照) | cān zhào | to consult a reference; to refer to (another document) |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting; illumination |
| 照样 (照樣) | zhào yàng | as before; (same) as usual |
| 牌照 | pái zhào | (business) license; vehicle license |
English words written with 照
照 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 7 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Mencius 7A.24
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 32
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