照

zhào

verb HSK 3 #862

Meanings

Contains 日 (sun) and 火 (fire) at the bottom — double sources of light illuminating something.

Tàiyáng zhào zài chuānghù shàng.

The sun shines on the window.

Wǒmen yīqǐ zhào zhāng xiàng ba.

Let's take a photo together.

Zhào tā shuō de zuò.

Do as he says.

usage

照相 (zhàoxiàng) means to take a photo. 照片 (zhàopiàn) is a photograph. 护照 (hùzhào) is a passport. 按照 (ànzhào) means 'according to'.

照 zhào