照
zhào
to shine, to photograph
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 阳光照进来。Sunlight shines in.
- 照一张相。Take a photo.
Collocations
照一张阳光照照相
Mnemonic
照 zhào "shine; photograph; follow" — 灬 (fire dots) radical for light/heat. Three uses: shine (阳光照), take photo (照相), follow (照办). Slug "zhao-photo" separates from "zhao-find".
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Meaning of 照办?