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
照明
zhàomíng
lighting
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 隧道里的照明系统经过升级，夜间行车更安全了。 Suìdào lǐ de zhàomíng xìtǒng jīngguò shēngjí, yèjiān xíngchē gèng ānquán le. After the tunnel's lighting system was upgraded, driving at night became safer.
- 这间教室的照明太暗了，看书很容易累。 Zhè jiān jiàoshì de zhàomíng tài àn le, kàn shū hěn róngyì lèi. The lighting in this classroom is too dim, and reading easily tires the eyes.
- 停电以后，我们用手电筒做临时照明。 Tíngdiàn yǐhòu, wǒmen yòng shǒudiàntǒng zuò línshí zhàomíng. After the power went out, we used a flashlight as temporary lighting.
Related words
- 护照 hùzhào passport
- 照顾 zhàogù to take care of
- 照片 zhàopiàn photo
- 照相 zhàoxiàng to take a photo
- 按照 ànzhào according to
- 照 zhào to shine on; to take a photo
- 拍照 pāizhào to take photos
- 驾照 jiàzhào driver's license
- 依照 yīzhào according to
- 参照 cānzhào to refer to; by reference to
- 对照 duìzhào to compare; to check against; contrast
- 关照 guānzhào to look after; to give special consideration