照

zhào

to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

Radical: 灬 HSK 3 v, p, g, d pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

照 decomposes into the following components:

昭 灬

Semantic component: 灬; phonetic component: 昭.

Words containing 照

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 照.

L照
l zhào
仿照
fǎng zhào
to imitate
依照
yī zhào
according to
光照
guāng zhào
illumination
关照
guān zhào
to take care
写照
xiě zhào
portrayal
凭照
píng zhào
certificate
剧照
jù zhào
still pose (in stage work)
参照
cān zhào
to consult a reference
反照
fǎn zhào
reflection
合照
hé zhào
to pose for a photo
夕照
xī zhào
glow of the setting sun

Related characters (radical 灬)

Characters that share the radical 灬.

灬 点 為 烈 烏 烝 热 烹 焉 焘 無 焦 然 煎 煞 煦 煮 熊 熏 熙 熟 熬 熱 熹

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