遵 zūn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 尊 to honor, to respect, to venerate
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
遵照
zūnzhào
in accordance with; to follow
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 各部门必须遵照新的审计要求，重新提交资金使用说明。 Gè bùmén bìxū zūnzhào xīn de shěnjì yāoqiú, chóngxīn tíjiāo zījīn shǐyòng shuōmíng. All departments must resubmit explanations of fund usage in accordance with the new audit requirements.
- 学生们遵照老师的建议，每天早上大声读课文。 Xuéshengmen zūnzhào lǎoshī de jiànyì, měitiān zǎoshang dàshēng dú kèwén. The students, following the teacher's advice, read the text aloud every morning.
- 无人机必须遵照控制中心的指令飞行，不能随便改路线。 Wúrénjī bìxū zūnzhào kòngzhì zhōngxīn de zhǐlìng fēixíng, bùnéng suíbiàn gǎi lùxiàn. The drone must fly according to the control centre's instructions and cannot change its route at will.
Related words
- 遵守 zūnshǒu to follow; to obey
- 遵循 zūnxún to follow; to abide by
- 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