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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhao4
- English meanings
- according to, in accordance with, towards
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 昭; bottom 灬.
Meaning & sound clues
灬 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
昭 is identified as the sound component (zhāo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 照.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
omen; sign
call; summon
seek
measure word (general)
clear; show
marsh
claw; talon
cover
begin; cause
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 依照
- 关照
- 写照
- 参照
- 对照
- 执照
- 护照
- 拍照
- 按照
- 照例
- 照办
- 照常
- 照料
- 照明
- 照样
- 照片
- 照相
- 照耀
- 照顾
- 牌照
- 遵照
- 驾照