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照

zhào

“To shine” in Chinese is 照 (zhào).

Other characters with the syllable zhao: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • to shine
  • to illuminate
  • according to
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  • in accordance with
  • to reflect
  • to look at (one's reflection)
  • to take (a photo)
  • photo
  • as requested
  • as before
  • variant of 照[zhao4]

Example

你应该带护照去银行。

You should bring your passport to the bank.

From 护照 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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