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Translingual
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Stroke order
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Han character
照 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 日口火 (ARF), four-corner 67336, composition ⿱昭灬)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 677, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19226
- Dae Jaweon: page 1089, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2221, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7167
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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刀
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*taːw
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忉
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*taːw
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魛
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*taːw
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舠
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*taːw
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朷
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*taːw, *moːɡ
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叨
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*tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw
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倒
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*taːwʔ, *taːws
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到
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*taːws
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菿
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*taːws, *rtaːwɢ
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鞀
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*deːw
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鳭
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*rteːw, *teːw
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灱
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*hreːw
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菬
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*sdew, *tjewʔ
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超
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*tʰew
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怊
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*tʰew, *tʰjew
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欩
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*tʰew
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召
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*dews, *djews
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昭
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*tjew
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招
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*tjew
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鉊
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*tjew
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沼
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*tjewʔ
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照
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*tjews
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詔
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*tjews
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炤
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*tjews
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弨
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*tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ
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眧
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*tʰjewʔ
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韶
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*djew
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佋
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*djew, *djewʔ
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軺
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*djew, *lew
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玿
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*djew
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柖
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*djew
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紹
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*djewʔ
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袑
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*djewʔ
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綤
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*djewʔ
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邵
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*djews
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劭
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*djews
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卲
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*djews
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刁
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*teːw
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芀
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*teːw, *deːw
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貂
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*teːw
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蛁
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*teːw
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迢
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*deːw
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苕
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*deːw
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髫
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*deːw
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岧
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*deːw
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *tjews) : semantic 灬 (“fire”) + phonetic 昭 (OC *tjew) – shine the light of a fire on.
Etymology 1
Exoactive of 昭 (OC *tjew, “bright”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): zhào (zhao4)
- (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zao4
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җо (žo, III)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ziu3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ziau1
- Gan (Wiktionary): zeu4
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): cheu
- (Meixian, Guangdong): zau4
- Jin (Wiktionary): zau3
- Northern Min (KCR): ciāu
- Eastern Min (BUC): ciéu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): chiàu / chiò
- (Teochew, Peng'im): zio3 / ziê3 / ziao3 / ziou3
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5tsau
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- chiàu - literary;
- chiò - vernacular.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zio3 / ziê3 / ziao3 / ziou3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiò / tsiè / tsiàu / tsiòu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sio²¹³/, /t͡sie²¹³/, /t͡siau²¹³/, /t͡siou²¹³/
Note:
- zio3/ziê3 - vernacular (ziê3 - Chaozhou);
- ziao3/ziou3 - literary (ziou3 - Chaozhou).
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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照
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhào
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyewH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*taw-s/
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English
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shine on
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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照
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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2132
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Phonetic component
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刀
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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沼
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Old Chinese
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/*tjews/
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Definitions
照
- to shine upon; to illuminate
雪白明月照在大地 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- From: 伍佰, 挪威的森林
- Xuěbái míngyuè zhào zài dàdì
- The bright moon white as snow illuminates the earth
- to reflect; to look (in the mirror)
- to contrast; to compare
- to notify; to inform
- to take care of
- to take a photo
- sunshine; sunlight
- photo; photograph; picture
- 結婚照/结婚照 ― jiéhūnzhào ― wedding photo
- license; permit
- according to; as; in accordance with
- regardless; anyway; continue to
唔應該食嘅都照食落去 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔应该食嘅都照食落去 [Cantonese, simp.]- m4 jing1 goi1 sik6 ge3 dou1 ziu3 sik6 lok6 heoi3
- to eat something one shouldn't eat anyway
- towards; to
Synonyms
- (to shine upon): 反射 (fǎnshè), 映 (yìng)
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note: ciê7, ciên7 - Chaozhou.
Definitions
照
- (Southern Min) to illuminate; to cast light upon; to light up
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Note:
- ziên3 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
- zion3 - Shantou, Jieyang;
- zio3 - Jieyang.
Definitions
照
- (Teochew) this; so; such (modifies adjectives)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
這麼 (“this; so; such (
modifies adj.)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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如此
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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如此
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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這麼
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Taiwan
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這麼
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Harbin
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這麼
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Malaysia
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這樣
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Singapore
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這樣, 這麼
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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這麼
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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這麼
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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陣
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Wanrong
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這麼
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Xi'an
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這們, 陣
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Xining
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這們
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Xuzhou
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恁麼
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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這麼
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Lanzhou
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這們
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Ürümqi
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這麼
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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這們, 這麼, 嘞們
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Wuhan
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這麼, 這樣, 這個樣子
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Guiyang
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仲個
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Guilin
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這樣
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Liuzhou
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陣, 哏
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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這麼, 這樣子
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Yangzhou
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這們
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Nantong
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格麼
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咁
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Hong Kong
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咁
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Foshan
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咁
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Taishan
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該
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Dongguan
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呢咁, 咁
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Yunfu
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咁
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Yangjiang
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果樣, 拱
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Xinyi
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咁
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Nanning
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咁
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Wuzhou
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咁
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Yulin
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咁
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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果
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咁
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Penang (Guangfu)
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咁
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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咁
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Gan
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Nanchang
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箇
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Lichuan
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該樣
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Pingxiang
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箇, 箇史
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Hakka
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Meixian
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恁
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Xingning
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恁, 咁
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Huidong (Daling)
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恁, 咁
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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咁
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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咁
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Changting
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仰
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Wuping
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恁
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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恁
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Liancheng
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樣
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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恁
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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恁
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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恁
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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恁
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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恁
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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恁
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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咁
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Senai (Huiyang)
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恁
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Kuching (Hepo)
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恁
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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爾的
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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這來
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Xinzhou
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這啦, 這麼, 這來
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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𱕇
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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只滿, 只
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Fuqing
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者滿
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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者滿
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔
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Quanzhou
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拙, 拙幹
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Jinjiang
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拙, 拙爾, 障, 障爾
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Zhangzhou
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遮爾, 遮爾仔
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Tainan
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遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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按呢
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Manila (Hokkien)
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奐, 現, 喝, 遐, 遮, 拙
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Chaozhou
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照, 照生
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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照
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Singapore (Teochew)
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只生
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Leizhou
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偌
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Haikou
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只, 者
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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更
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Wu
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Shanghai
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搿能, 搿能介, 搿個能, 介, 實能 dated, 實個能 dated
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Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)
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迭能
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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若介, 實介, 能, 能介
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Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
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迭個能
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Shanghai (Fengxian)
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迭能
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Shanghai (Jinshan)
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格末, 格能介, 着介
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Shanghai (Qingpu)
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介
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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實恁
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Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
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實倫
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Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
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特能, 迭能, 實能
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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能
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Suzhou
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該實梗, 該尚, 哀實梗, 哀尚, 實梗, 尚
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Danyang
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根
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Hangzhou
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價套, 價, 實價套, 實價
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Ningbo
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介
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Wenzhou
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該恁, 恁
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Jinhua
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帳, 格生, 格亨, 喪
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Jinhua (Tangxi)
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絞麼
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Xiang
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Changsha
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咯樣
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Quanzhou
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這麼
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References
Japanese
Kanji
照
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)←せう (seu, historical)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)←せう (seu, historical)
- Kun: てる (teru, 照る, Jōyō)、てり (teri, 照り)、てらす (terasu, 照らす, Jōyō)、てれる (tereru, 照れる, Jōyō)、てれ (tere, 照れ)
- Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、あり (ari)、てり (teri)、とし (toshi)、のぶ (nobu)、みつ (mitsu)
Compounds
Etymology 1
/seu/ → /ɕeu/ → /ɕʲoː/
From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).
Affix
照 • (shō) ←せう (seu)?
- illuminate, shine
- sunlight
- compare
- photograph
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Nominalization of 照らし (terashi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 照らす (terasu, “to shine on something, to illuminate something”).
Proper noun
照 • (Terashi)
- a male given name
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
照 (eumhun 비칠 조 (bichil jo))
- hanja form? of 조 (“to illuminate; to shine”)
- hanja form? of 조 (“to contrast; to compare”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 조회 (照會, johoe)
- 조명 (照明, jomyeong)
- 참조 (參照, chamjo)
- 대조 (對照, daejo)
- 관조 (觀照, gwanjo)
- 탐조 (探照, tamjo)
- 일조 (日照, iljo)
- 조영 (照影, joyeong)
- 자조 (自照, jajo)
- 조사 (照射, josa)
- 사조 (寫照, sajo)
- 만조 (晩照, manjo)
- 상조 (相照, sangjo)
- 조광 (照光, jogwang)
- 조찰 (照察, jochal)
- 잔조 (殘照, janjo)
- 사조 (査照, sajo)
- 영조 (映照, yeongjo)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
照: Hán Nôm readings: chiếu
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