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照 zhào shine; illuminate - Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is 火 huŏ “fire”, which is written 灬 and is referred to colloquially as 四点火 (四點火) sìdiăn huŏ “four dots of fire” when it occurs at the bottom of a character. Phonetic is 召 zhào “call together.” The third component is 日 rì “sun” , which also gives a hint as to the meaning. Distinguish 照 from traditional 魚 yú.
Examples
- 照 zhào shine; illuminate; take (photographs) [V]
- 照相 zhàoxiàng take a photograph [VO] (相 is here pronounced xiàng, not xiāng)
- 照相机 (照相機) zhàoxiàngjī camera [N]
- 照相馆 (照相館) zhàoxiàngguăn photo studio, photo shop [PW]
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler