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
zhào
to shine on; to take a photo
Character
Example phrases
- 太阳照进来。 Tàiyáng zhào jìnlái. The sun shines in.
- 我给你照相。 Wǒ gěi nǐ zhào xiàng. I will take your photo.
- 灯照着书。 Dēng zhào zhe shū. The lamp shines on the book.