照 zhào

1. zhào verb to illuminate; to shine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 映射 (Guoyu '照' v 1; Kroll 2015 '照' 2; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; Unihan '照'; XHZD '照' 1)
2. zhào adverb according to; in accordance with
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '照' v 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 11)
3. zhào verb to photograph
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Photography
   Notes: In the sense of 照相 (Guoyu '照' v 9; XHZD '照' 3)
4. zhào verb to reflect
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 照镜子 'reflect in a mirror' (Guoyu '照' v 2; Kroll 2015 '照' 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; Unihan '照'; XHZD '照' 2)
5. zhào noun a photograph; an image
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 相片 (Guoyu '照' n 2; Kroll 2015 '照' 3a; XHZD '照' 4)
6. zhào verb to take care of; to look after
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 照顾 (Guoyu '照' v 7; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 5)
7. zhào verb to contrast; to compare
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 对比 (Guoyu '照' v 4; XHZD '照' 6)
8. zhào noun a permit; a license
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 凭证; for example, 护照 'passport' or 驾照 'drivers license' (Guoyu '照' n 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 7)
9. zhào verb to understand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '照' v 8; XHZD '照' 8)
10. zhào verb to inform; to notify
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 通知 (Guoyu '照' v 5; XHZD '照' 9)
11. zhào preposition towards
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 对着 (Guoyu '照' v 6; XHZD '照' 10)
12. zhào verb a ray of light
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '照' 1a)
13. zhào verb to inspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '照' 4)
14. zhào noun sunlight
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 日光; for example, 残照 'afterglow of sunset' (Guoyu '照' n 1)

Contained in

• 照数(照數) corresponding to the number
• 查照转知(查照轉知) to note and make known to others
• 前照灯(前照燈) (vehicle) headlight
• 迴光反照 final radiance of the setting sun
• 照日葵 a sunflower
• 照亮 to illuminate
• 照顾(照顧) to take care of ; to pay attention to ; to patronize a shop
• 执照(執照) a license; a permit ; a certificate
• 驾照(駕照) driver's license
• 爆照 to post a photo of oneself online
• 照办(照辦) to follow the established process
• 照看 to take care of
• 按照 according to
• 中英文对照(中英文對照) Chinese-English parallel texts
• 仿照 to imitate
• 照曜 to shine; to illuminate
• 知照 to inform ; to know well
• 照妖镜(照妖鏡) magic mirror for revealing goblins; way of seeing through a conspiracy
• 反照 reflection
• 落照 sunset
• 探照灯(探照燈) a searchlight
• 照律 according to the law
• 电照明(電照明) electric lighting
• 关照(關照) to keep an eye on; to look after ; to notify
• 照料 to tend; to take care of
• 回光反照 final radiance of setting sun; dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
• 辐照(輻照) irradiation
• 照章 following regulations
• 低剂量照射(低劑量照射) low dose irradiation
• 普照 to illuminate everything
• 照相 to take a photograph ; a photograph
• 驾驶执照(駕駛執照) driver's license
• 照明弹(照明彈) flare; star shell
• 台照 for your honored inspection
• 快照 snapshot; photo
• 卢照邻(盧照鄰) Lu Zhaolin
• 照片 a photo; a photograph; picture
• 照本宣科 a wooden word-by-word reading
• 照案 following precedent
• 照付 to pay as charged
• 护照(護照) passport ; travel papers
• 大头照(大頭照) head-and-shoulders photo
• 照眼 glare; dazzling
• 心照不宣 a tacit understanding
• 窃照(竊照) I humbly tell you
• 照相排版 phototypesetting
• 案照 according to the records
• 照常规(照常規) following the usual custom

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Collocations

• 照形 (照形) 夫明鏡便於照形 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十一　齊俗訓 Chapter 11: Combining Customs — count: 7
• 明照 (明照) 明照四海而不遺微小 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《經解》 The Different Teachings of the Different Kings — count: 7
• 照海内 (照海內) 而欲以遍照海內 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九　主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 5
• 临照 (臨照) 以臨照百官 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
• 照烂 (照爛) 照爛龍鱗 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《司馬相如列傳》 Biography of Sima Xiangru — count: 4
• 照天下 (照天下) 宜照天下也 — Book of Changes 易經, 豐 Feng — count: 4
• 照百官 (照百官) 以臨照百官 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 火照 (火照) 牧者持火照求羊 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷三十六 楚元王傳 Volume 36: Prince Yuan of Chu --- Liu Xiang and Liu Xin — count: 3
• 运照 (運照) 玄元至碭而運照 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 2
• 照四方 (照四方) 嚴照四方 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 2