照 zhào
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 昭 bright, luminous 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
照顾
zhàogù
to take care of
Characters in this word
顾 gù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- Made of
- 厄 adversity, difficulty, distress 页 page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我照顾妈妈。 Wǒ zhàogù māma. I take care of Mom.
- 请照顾孩子。 Qǐng zhàogù háizi. Please take care of the child.
- 他照顾小狗。 Tā zhàogù xiǎo gǒu. He takes care of the puppy.