1. 照
  2. 射

照

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  • 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.
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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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射

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  • 702nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 209 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
射→
身寸
2Radical
射→
身body寸thumb
3Graphical
射→
𠂎丶二丿𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shè (she4)to shoot • to launch • to allude to • radio- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 射 shè (she4)The component 身 is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

射 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

射手 
射手座 

Uncommon

反射 
喷射 (噴射)
四射 
射击 (射擊)
射灯 (射燈)
射精 
投射 
折射 
扫射 (掃射)
放射 
放射性 
映射 
核辐射 (核輻射)
注射 
照射 
发射 (發射)
辐射 (輻射)

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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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