zhào
shine
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 昭 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 照
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
photograph | ||
according to | ||
according to | ||
to take care of | ||
to contrast |
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