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Animated Stroke Order 照
Stroke Order Diagrams 照
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HSK Vocabulary: 照
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 照 is used in context
1
hù护
shì士
xì细
xīn心
zhào照
gù顾
bìng病
rén人
。
The nurse carefully takes care of the patient
2
lù路
dēng灯
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
yè夜
wǎn晚
de的
jiē街
dào道
。
Street lights illuminate the night street
3
zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piàn片
pāi拍
dé得
hěn很
piào漂
liang亮
。
This photo was taken beautifully
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
hù护
zhào照
。
This is my passport.
5
chū出
guó国
lǚ旅
xíng行
xū需
yào要
dài带
hǎo好
hù护
zhào照
。
You need to bring your passport when traveling abroad.
6
bàn办
lǐ理
hù护
zhào照
xū需
yào要
tí提
gōng供
shēn身
fèn份
zhèng证
hé和
zhào照
piān片
。
Applying for a passport requires providing an ID card and photos.
7
zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhāng张
zhào照
piān片
。
This is a photo.
8
wǒ我
pāi拍
le了
hěn很
duō多
zhào照
piān片
。
I took many photos.
9
zhè这
zhāng张
zhào照
piān片
jì记
lù录
le了
wǒ我
men们
lǚ旅
xíng行
de的
měi美
hǎo好
shí时
guāng光
。
This photo captures the wonderful moments of our trip.
10
zhè这
shì是
zhào照
xiàng相
jī机
。
This is a camera.
Information
Traditional炤
Radical灬
Strokes13
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#541
Zhuyinㄓㄠˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+7167
CangjieARF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality