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Chinese symbol for “illumination”

光照
guāng zhào
illumination

The closest CC-CEDICT match for illumination is 光照 (guāng zhào), defined as: illumination.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
照 zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “illumination”

WordPinyinMeaning
光线 (光線)guāng xiànlight ray; 条 (tiáo),道 (dào)
照明zhào mínglighting; illumination
启示 (啟示)qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten

Related words

Other words that share a character with 光照.

WordPinyinMeaning
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
观光 (觀光)guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of

See also: Japanese symbol for “illumination”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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