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照 is a 13 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhào in the fourth tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 炤 may be used.
22 stories have been written about this character — see all
The fire fighters ran into the house where a bright fire had started. It burned the house, and illuminated the whole street.
by MLCVEmilyM
One day the man lit his fire and he was astonished by the bright light and it was illuminate.
by mlccaitlin
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 照
Definitions for 照 pronounced as zhào
- according to
- in accordance with
- to shine
- to illuminate
- to reflect
- to look at (one's reflection)
- to take (a photo)
- photo
- as requested
- as before
- variant of 照[zhao4]
- to shine
- to illuminate
Vocabulary
The most common words for 照 — see all
- photograph
- picture
- CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
- to take care of
- to show consideration
- to attend to
- to look after
- to take a picture
Collections
Collections which contain 照 — see all
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 2 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 29 characters
Book 2 part 2
by Junon ※ 154 characters
Characters 201-400
by Joeyjoefro ※ 200 characters
2a - Taiwan Benchmarks for the Chinese Language
by russell359 ※ 200 characters
听力 - Lesson 5 | In a Bar
by Alex ※ 85 characters