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zhào

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zhào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhào | zhao4
English translation
variant of zhào [zhào]
to shine
to illuminate
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate

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About zhào

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

zhào

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of zhào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

昭灬

Semantic compound

huǒ

Phonetic compound

zhāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and zhāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhào

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不论 bù lùn qíng ,比赛 bǐsài 照常 zhàocháng 举行 jǔxíng .

The game is continue regardless of rain or sun.

孩子 háizi men 照片 zhàopiàn 全都 quán dōu 翻得乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo .

The kids have muddled up all the photos.

dàn 照片 zhàopiàn 出来 chū lái , Huán zhēn de yǒu diǎn Dōng Shī de 风范 fēng fàn .

But the picture wash out, really have a bit east Shi demeanor.

摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě men de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào de 镜头 jìngtóu yǒng zhāo 我们 wǒmen dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

月亮 yuèliang Cóng yún 后面 hòumian zuàn 出来 chū lái ,照出 le 苍白 cāngbái de 面孔 miàn kǒng .

The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the paled face.

Words with zhào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
照片 zhàopiàn photograph照片 zhàopiàn
按照 ànzhào according to按照 ànzhào
zhào according to zhào
照顾 zhàogu to take care of照顧
对照 duìzhào to contrast對照
拍照 pāi zhào to take a picture拍照 pāi zhào
护照 hùzhào passport護照
照看 zhào kàn to look after照看 zhào kàn
依照 yī zhào according to依照 yī zhào
驾照 jià zhào driver's license駕照
执照 zhízhào license執照
牌照 pái zhào (business) licence牌照 pái zhào
参照 cānzhào to consult a reference參照
照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph照相 zhào xiàng
照明 zhào míng lighting照明 zhào míng
照样 zhàoyàng as before照樣
关照 guānzhào to take care關照
照射 zhào shè to shine on照射 zhào shè
照相机 zhàoxiàngjī camera照相機
照料 zhào liào to tend照料 zhào liào
照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate照亮 zhào liàng
遵照 zūn zhào in accordance with遵照 zūn zhào
照耀 zhàoyào to shine照耀 zhàoyào
照常 zhàocháng as usual照常 zhàocháng

zhào Decomposition & Compounds

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zhào Decomposition

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zhào Compounds

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