How to write 照

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "照"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 照

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Meaning of 照

Pinyin zhào

Radical

灬

Strokes

Definition

according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / photograph

Usage

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照 Zhào 1. 光线射在物体上：光线的照射，比如日光、照耀、照射。 Light shines on objects: for example, sunlight, shine, illuminate. 2. 对着镜子或其他反光的东西看自己或其他人物的影像：照镜子。 Look at oneself or others in a mirror or other reflective objects: for example, look in the mirror. 3. 摄影：拍摄照片。 Photography: taking pictures. 4. 画像或相片：小照、写照。 Images or photographs: for example, small pictures, painted images. 5. 看顾：照管、照顾。 Look after: care for, attend to. 6. 按着，依着：依照、遵循、照搬。 Pressing, according to: according to, follow, copy. 7. 凭证：护照、牌照、执照。 Certificate: passport, license. 8. 知晓：心照不宣，肝胆相照。 Know: mutual understanding without words, candid exchange. 9. 通知，通告：知照、照会。 Notify: inform, notice. 10. 对着，向着：照壁，向敌人开枪。 Facing, towards: towards the wall, fire at the enemy. 11. 查对：对照、查照。 Check against: compare, verify. 照 Zhào [动] 1. 照射，照耀：shine; illuminate; light up. Shine; illuminate; light up. 2. 映照; 反射影像：reflect. Reflect; mirror images. 3. 照顾; 照料：take care of. Take care of; look after. 4. 拍摄：take (a picture). Take (a picture). 5. 察知; 明白：understand. Understand; comprehend. 6. 通“昭”：显示：show. Show. 照 Zhào [名] 1. 日光：sunlight. Sunlight. 2. 图像; 相片：photograph. Photograph. 3. 凭据; 证明：license. License; proof. 照 Zhào [介] 1. 表示方向：可加助词“着”，相当于“对”、“向”：to; towards; in the direction of. Indicates direction: can be followed by the particle "着", equivalent to "to", "towards". 2. 按，依：按原样或某种标准做：according to. According to: do according to the original or a certain standard. 3. 表示比较，相当于“比”：than. Indicates comparison: equivalent to "than".

参照 cān zhào

to consult a reference / to refer to (another document)

夕照 xī zhào

glow of the setting sun

照射 zhào shè

to shine on / to light up / to irradiate

快照 kuài zhào

snapshot / photo

按照 àn zhào

according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of

营业执照 yíng yè zhí zhào

business license / trading certificate

照抄 zhào chāo

to copy word for word

照拂 zhào fú

look after / care for / attend to

拍照 pāi zhào

to take a picture

照搬 zhào bān

to copy / to imitate

凭照 píng zhào

certificate / license

照料 zhào liào

to tend / to take care of sb

斜照 xié zhào

Oblique

照旧 zhào jiù

as before / as in the past

映照 yìng zhào

to shine upon / to reflect

照映 zhào yìng

to shine / to illuminate

照样 zhào yàng

as before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / nevertheless

烛照 zhú zhào

illuminate / light up

照例 zhào lì

as a rule / as usual / usually

依照 yī zhào

according to / in light of

仿照 fǎng zhào

to imitate

照片 zhào piàn

photograph / picture / CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]

照顾 zhào gu

to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after

日照 rì zhào

sunshine

照明 zhào míng

lighting / illumination

照耀 zhào yào

to shine / to illuminate

对照 duì zhào

to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check

遵照 zūn zhào

in accordance with / to follow (the rules)

照相 zhào xiàng

to take a photograph

牌照 pái zhào

(business) licence / vehicle licence / car registration / licence plate

关照 guān zhào

to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind

光照 guāng zhào

illumination

照葫芦画瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly

照亮 zhào liàng

to illuminate / to light up / lighting

肝胆相照 gān dǎn xiāng zhào

to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion

艳阳高照 yàn yáng gāo zhào

the sun is shining / the sun rides high in the sky

辐照 fú zhào

irradiation

照镜子 zhào jìng zi

look into the mirror