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拍照

pāi zhào

HSK 3.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

pāi zhào · paak3 ziu3 (Jyutping)

  1. to take a picture

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

拍

Meaning
clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌白
Cangjie
QHA
Four-corner
5600.0

照

Meaning
shine, illumine, reflect
Radical
灬
Strokes
13
Components
⿱昭灬
Cangjie
ARF
Four-corner
6733.6

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