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
照耀
zhàoyào
to shine; to illuminate
Characters in this word
耀 yào
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 羽 — feather, plume
- Made of
- 光 light 翟 long-tailed pheasant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 清晨的阳光照耀在古城墙上，使残破的砖石显得格外庄严。 Qīngchén de yángguāng zhàoyào zài gǔ chéngqiáng shàng, shǐ cánpò de zhuānshí xiǎnde géwài zhuāngyán. The morning sunlight shone on the ancient city wall, making the damaged bricks look especially solemn.
- 月光照耀着平静的湖面，四周十分安静。 Yuèguāng zhàoyàozhe píngjìng de húmiàn, sìzhōu shífēn ānjìng. The moonlight shone on the calm surface of the lake, and everything around was very quiet.
- 夕阳照耀着海面，渔船缓缓驶回港口。 Xīyáng zhàoyàozhe hǎimiàn, yúchuán huǎnhuǎn shǐ huí gǎngkǒu. The setting sun shone on the sea as the fishing boats slowly sailed back to the harbor.
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
- 照明 zhàomíng lighting
- 参照 cānzhào to refer to; by reference to
- 对照 duìzhào to compare; to check against; contrast