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zhào = zh + ao4
variant of 照[zhao4] / to shine / to illuminate
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zhào = zh + ao4
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
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How to pronounce 照

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

照 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhāo = zh + ao1
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly
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huǒ = hu + o3
"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc
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Characters with 照 as component

照 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 照

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license / permit
driver's license
to take a photograph

Sentences with 照

照 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhào

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