1. 按
  2. 照

按

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  • 573rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
按→
扌安
2Radical
按→
扌hand宀roof女woman
3Graphical
按→
亅二冖丶㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)to press • to push • to leave aside or shelve • to control • to restrain • to keep one's hand on • to check or refer to • according to • in the light of • (of an editor or author) to make a comment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 按 àn (an4)The component 安 is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

按摩 
按键 (按鍵)

Uncommon

按下 
按压 (按壓)
按时 (按時)
按照 
按钮 (按鈕)

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照

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Previous (容)Next (须)
  • 443rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
照→
昭灬
2Radical
照→
日sun/day刀knife口mouth灬fire
3Graphical
照→
口一㇆丿口灬

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

Example Words

Common

照片 

Uncommon

合照 
写照 (寫照)
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
照亮 
照常 
照明 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照耀 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.