Meta:

  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

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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Meta:

  1. 舊 is the 913th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (grass), (small bird), (mortar)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiu4 - old/opposite: new 新/former/worn (with age)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 舊 (jiu4): The component 臼 is pronounced as 'jiu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

依旧 (依舊)
怀旧 (懷舊)
 ()

Medium Frequency

仍旧 (仍舊)
废旧 (廢舊)
念旧 (念舊)
恋旧 (戀舊)
叙旧 (敘舊)
照旧 (照舊)
破旧 (破舊)
老旧 (老舊)
旧事 (舊事)
旧友 (舊友)
旧地 (舊地)
旧址 (舊址)
旧年 (舊年)
旧情 (舊情)
旧日 (舊日)
旧时 (舊時)
旧历 (舊曆)
旧版 (舊版)
旧物 (舊物)
旧账 (舊賬)
旧金山 (舊金山)
陈旧 (陳舊)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.