• 443rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (zhao4)according to • in accordance with • to shine • to illuminate • to reflect • to look at (one's reflection) • to take (a photo) • photo • as requested • as before

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)
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  • 838th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liàng (liang4)bright • clear • resonant • to shine • to show • to reveal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
漂亮 

Medium Frequency

亮相 
亮点 (亮點)
天亮 
明亮 
月亮 
照亮 
诸葛亮 (諸葛亮)
闪亮 (閃亮)
点亮 (點亮)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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