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照

Traditional: 炤

zhào

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

zhào · ziu3 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 照[zhao4]
  2. to shine
  3. to illuminate
  4. according to
  5. in accordance with
  6. to reflect
  7. to look at (one's reflection)
  8. to take (a photo)
  9. photo
  10. as requested
  11. as before

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

照

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

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