照 (ziu3 | zhao4) : shine, light; take care of

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照

ziu3

zhao4

[1] [v] shine; illumine; reflect; light [2] [n] certificate; license [3] in accordance with; according to; [v] pattern on or after [4] [v] compare; collate; survey [5] [v] photograph; take a picture; shoot [6] [v] look after; take care of [7] [v] notify; proclaim [8] sunshine [9] [n] picture [10] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

照

This word has been viewed 13757 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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照住 ziu3 zyu6 = watch over; look after 粵

自拍照 zi6 paak3 ziu3 zi4 pai1 zhao4 = selfie

照顧 ziu3 gu3 zhao4 gu5 = to look after; to care for; to consider

按照 on3 ziu3 an4 zhao4 = according to; in accordance with

照明 ziu3 ming4 zhao4 ming2 = illumination

依照 ji1 ziu3 yi1 zhao4 = according to; in the light of

執照 zap1 ziu3 zhi2 zhao4 = licence (US: license)

照例 ziu3 lai6 zhao4 li4 = usually; as a rule; as usual

照射 ziu3 se6 zhao4 she4 = to shine; to irradiate

照常 ziu3 soeng4 zhao4 chang2 = business as usual; life goes on
See all 89 compounds (CantoDict reports 99 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 照

蠟燭光照得妳好靚呀！粵
You look beautiful in the candlelight!

燭光照的妳真美麗！國
You look beautiful in the candlelight!

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]

我們參照原文作了必要的修改。國
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 照
Unicode code for this character: U+7167 (off-site link)

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