照
zhàoTraditional: 照
#5113 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to shine on; to photograph; according to
Stroke order
照
Examples
。
Let's take a photo together.
病。
She's looking after her sick mother.
。
This photo looks really nice.
光。
The moonlight shines on the ground.
。
She did as the teacher said.
照 (zhào) covers shining light, taking photographs, and doing something "according to" a plan, central to 照片 (zhào piàn) "photo" and 照顾 (zhào gù) "to look after".
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 照.
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