(zhào piàn) - photograph, photo, picture in Mandarin
zhàopiànTraditional: 照片
Translation
photograph, photo, picture
Word origin
照片 (zhàopiàn) 'photograph' joins 照 (zhào, 'to shine, illuminate') and 片 (piàn, 'a flat slice, sheet'). 照 has the 灬 fire radical under 昭 phonetic; 片 is a pictograph of a split piece of wood, hence a thin flat slice.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 照 (灬 fire + 昭 phonetic, 'to illuminate') + 片 (piàn, pictograph of a flat slice)
Stroke order
照
片
Examples
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Let's take a photo.
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She showed me many photographs.
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This photo was taken very well.
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This photo was taken last year.
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He showed me a photo of his family.
照片 (zhào piàn) means photograph or photo. 照 relates to light and illumination (and by extension photography), while 片 means a flat, thin piece or slice - referring to the physical print. The measure word is 张 (zhāng), so one photo is 一张照片. Common compounds include 合照 (group photo), 自拍 (selfie), and 照片册 (photo album).
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