1. 照
  2. 顧

照

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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顧

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Previous (景)Next (弟)
  • 813th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
顧→
雇頁
2Radical
顧→
户door/house隹small bird頁leaf
3Graphical
顧→
丨匚丶㇒丨一二丨一丶一丿口二八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gù (Gu4)surname Gu
2. gù (gu4)to look after • to take into consideration • to attend to

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 顧 gù (gu4)The component 雇 is pronounced as 'gù' (gu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 顧 gù (gu4)The component 户 is pronounced as 'hù' (hu4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

回顾 (回顧)
照顾 (照顧)
顾客 (顧客)

Uncommon

不屑一顾 (不屑一顧)
不顾 (不顧)
光顾 (光顧)
兼顾 (兼顧)
只顾 (只顧)
奋不顾身 (奮不顧身)
左顾右盼 (左顧右盼)
眷顾 (眷顧)
义无反顾 (義無反顧)
顾及 (顧及)
顾问 (顧問)
顾忌 (顧忌)
顾虑 (顧慮)

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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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