照
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See also: 炤
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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
Related 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
| Historical forms of the character 照 | ||
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| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 刀 | *taːw |
| 忉 | *taːw |
| 魛 | *taːw |
| 舠 | *taːw |
| 朷 | *taːw, *moːɡ |
| 叨 | *tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw |
| 倒 | *taːwʔ, *taːws |
| 到 | *taːws |
| 菿 | *taːws, *rtaːwɢ |
| 鞀 | *deːw |
| 鳭 | *rteːw, *teːw |
| 灱 | *hreːw |
| 菬 | *sdew, *tjewʔ |
| 超 | *tʰew |
| 怊 | *tʰew, *tʰjew |
| 欩 | *tʰew |
| 召 | *dews, *djews |
| 昭 | *tjew |
| 招 | *tjew |
| 鉊 | *tjew |
| 沼 | *tjewʔ |
| 照 | *tjews |
| 詔 | *tjews |
| 炤 | *tjews |
| 弨 | *tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ |
| 眧 | *tʰjewʔ |
| 韶 | *djew |
| 佋 | *djew, *djewʔ |
| 軺 | *djew, *lew |
| 玿 | *djew |
| 柖 | *djew |
| 紹 | *djewʔ |
| 袑 | *djewʔ |
| 綤 | *djewʔ |
| 邵 | *djews |
| 劭 | *djews |
| 卲 | *djews |
| 刁 | *teːw |
| 芀 | *teːw, *deːw |
| 貂 | *teːw |
| 蛁 | *teːw |
| 迢 | *deːw |
| 苕 | *deːw |
| 髫 | *deːw |
| 岧 | *deːw |
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
| simp. and trad. |
照 | |
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| 2nd round simp. | ⿱𭕄一 | |
| alternative forms | 燳 曌 in Wu Zetian's name 瞾 alternative form of Wu Zetian's name 炤 | |
Exoactive of 昭 (OC *tjew, “bright”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zao4
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җо (žo, III)
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): zeu4
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): zau3
- Northern Min (KCR): ciāu
- Eastern Min (BUC): ciéu
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5tsau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhào
- Wade–Giles: chao4
- Yale: jàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaw
- Palladius: чжао (čžao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: zao4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zao
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sau²¹³/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җо (žo, III)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɔ⁴⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ziu3
- Yale: jiu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu3
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ziau1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siau³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: zeu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛu³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: cheu
- Hakka Romanization System: zeu
- Hagfa Pinyim: zeu4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: zau3
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sau⁴⁵/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciāu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siau⁵⁵/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ciéu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siɛu²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Note:
- 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).
- Middle Chinese: tsyewH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*taw-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*tjews/
Definitions
照
- to shine upon; to illuminate
- 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
- license; permit
- according to; as; in accordance with
- regardless; anyway; continue to
- towards; to
Synonyms
Compounds
- 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
- 依照 (yīzhào)
- 光照 (guāngzhào)
- 刷照
- 劇照／剧照 (jùzhào)
- 參照／参照 (cānzhào)
- 反照 (fǎnzhào)
- 吉星高照
- 合照 (hézhào)
- 四照花
- 回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
- 國際駕照／国际驾照
- 在此存照
- 垂照
- 埋照
- 執照／执照 (zhízhào)
- 夕照 (xīzhào)
- 外交照會／外交照会
- 多謝關照／多谢关照
- 大頭照／大头照 (dàtóuzhào)
- 天照大神 (Tiānzhào Dàshén)
- 奎星高照
- 嬌花照水／娇花照水
- 存照
- 孤鸞照命／孤鸾照命
- 安寧照顧／安宁照顾
- 定裝照／定装照
- 察照
- 寫照／写照 (xiězhào)
- 對照／对照 (duìzhào)
- 小照
- 建照
- 建築執照／建筑执照
- 彩照 (cǎizhào)
- 彩色照
- 心照 (xīnzhào)
- 心照不宣 (xīnzhàobùxuān)
- 心照神交
- 快照 (kuàizhào)
- 恩星照命
- 憑照／凭照
- 戲照／戏照
- 手照
- 打個照會／打个照会
- 打個照面／打个照面
- 打照會／打照会
- 打照面
- 打裡照外／打里照外
- 拍照 (pāizhào)
- 按照 (ànzhào)
- 探照燈／探照灯 (tànzhàodēng)
- 援照
- 數位照像／数位照像
- 斜照
- 方照
- 日照 (rìzhào)
- 日照權／日照权
- 映照 (yìngzhào)
- 晚照
- 普照 (pǔzhào)
- 普通護照／普通护照
- 朗照
- 查照 (cházhào)
- 殘照／残照 (cánzhào)
- 比照 (bǐzhào)
- 無照駕駛／无照驾驶 (wúzhào jiàshǐ)
- 照乘珠
- 照亮 (zhàoliàng)
- 照付
- 照例 (zhàolì)
- 照例話／照例话
- 照像
- 照價／照价
- 照價徵稅／照价征税
- 照價收買／照价收买
- 照光
- 照入籤／照入签
- 照冊／照册 (Zhàocè)
- 照准
- 照前
- 照功行賞／照功行赏
- 照單全收／照单全收
- 照壁
- 照夜璣／照夜玑 (zhàoyèjī)
- 照如白晝／照如白昼
- 照妖鏡／照妖镜 (zhàoyāojìng)
- 照子
- 照實／照实 (zhàoshí)
- 照射 (zhàoshè)
- 照帖
- 照常 (zhàocháng)
- 照度 (zhàodù)
- 照廳／照厅
- 照後鏡／照后镜
- 照應／照应
- 照抄 (zhàochāo)
- 照拂 (zhàofú)
- 照排
- 照提
- 照搬 (zhàobān)
- 照收
- 照數／照数
- 照料 (zhàoliào)
- 照方兒抓／照方儿抓
- 照明 (zhàomíng)
- 照明器具
- 照明射擊／照明射击
- 照明彈／照明弹
- 照映
- 照會／照会 (zhàohuì)
- 照望
- 照本宣科 (zhàoběnxuānkē)
- 照樣／照样 (zhàoyàng)
- 照樣兒／照样儿
- 照樹／照树
- 照牆／照墙
- 照片
- 照片兒／照片儿 (zhàopiānr)
- 照片子 (zhào piānzi)
- 照物兒／照物儿
- 照理 (zhàolǐ)
- 照發／照发
- 照直 (zhàozhí)
- 照相 (zhàoxiàng)
- 照看 (zhàokàn)
- 照相凹版
- 照相凸版
- 照相平版
- 照相彈／照相弹
- 照相打字
- 照相機／照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī)
- 照相測量／照相测量
- 照相版
- 照相紙／照相纸
- 照相著色
- 照相製版／照相制版
- 照相館／照相馆 (zhàoxiàngguǎn)
- 照眼
- 照票
- 照等
- 照管 (zhàoguǎn)
- 照算
- 照耀 (zhàoyào)
- 照肺 (zhàofèi)
- 照臉／照脸
- 照膽鏡／照胆镜
- 照臨／照临 (zhàolín)
- 照臺／照台
- 照舊／照旧 (zhàojiù)
- 照葫蘆畫瓢／照葫芦画瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo)
- 照螢映雪／照萤映雪
- 照袋
- 照補／照补
- 照覷／照觑
- 照說／照说 (zhàoshuō)
- 照講／照讲
- 照證／照证
- 照護／照护 (zhàohù)
- 照貓畫虎／照猫画虎 (zhàomāohuàhǔ)
- 照辦／照办 (zhàobàn)
- 照鏡子／照镜子 (zhào jìngzi)
- 照面 (zhàomiàn)
- 照面兒／照面儿 (zhàomiànr)
- 照章 (zhàozhāng)
- 照顧／照顾 (zhàogù)
- 照騙／照骗 (zhàopiàn)
- 燃糠照薪
- 燃糠自照
- 燭照／烛照 (zhúzhào)
- 燭照數計／烛照数计
- 牌照 (páizhào)
- 牌照稅／牌照税
- 犀照
- 玉照 (yùzhào)
- 生活照 (shēnghuózhào)
- 知照
- 礙難照辦／碍难照办
- 福星高照 (fúxīnggāozhào)
- 立此存照
- 紅鸞照命／红鸾照命
- 網站鏡照／网站镜照
- 翻照
- 肝膽照人／肝胆照人
- 肝膽相照／肝胆相照 (gāndǎnxiāngzhào)
- 臨照／临照
- 臺照／台照
- 落照
- 行照
- 行車執照／行车执照
- 表照
- 裸照 (luǒzhào)
- 覆盆難照／覆盆难照
- 覆盤難照／覆盘难照
- 觀照／观照 (guānzhào)
- 證照／证照 (zhèngzhào)
- 護照／护照 (hùzhào)
- 豔陽高照／艳阳高照
- 車照／车照 (chēzhào)
- 輻照／辐照
- 返照 (fǎnzhào)
- 返照回光
- 迴光返照／回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
- 遺照／遗照 (yízhào)
- 遵照 (zūnzhào)
- 部照
- 間接照明／间接照明
- 關照／关照 (guānzhào)
- 陽光普照／阳光普照
- 集錦照相／集锦照相
- 顯微照相／显微照相
- 風月清照／风月清照
- 駕照／驾照 (jiàzhào)
- 駕駛執照／驾驶执照 (jiàshǐ zhízhào)
- 高照
- 高調照片／高调照片
- 默照禪／默照禅
- 點照／点照
Descendants
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
照 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 耀 炤／照 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshiōnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chvioi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cio7 / ciê7 / cion7 / ciên7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiō / tshiē / tshiōⁿ / tshiēⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰio¹¹/, /t͡sʰie¹¹/, /t͡sʰĩõ¹¹/, /t͡sʰĩẽ¹¹/
Note: ciê7, ciên7 - Chaozhou.
Definitions
照
- (Southern Min) to illuminate; to cast light upon; to light up
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ziên3 / zion3 / zio3
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ziên3 / zion3 / zio3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsièⁿ / tsiòⁿ / tsiò
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sĩẽ²¹³/, /t͡sĩõ²¹³/, /t͡sio²¹³/
- (Teochew)
Note:
- ziên3 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
- zion3 - Shantou, Jieyang;
- zio3 - Jieyang.
Definitions
照
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 這麼 (“this; so; such (modifies adj.)”)
References
- “Entry #9746”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Japanese
Kanji
照
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
- 天照 (Amaterasu)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 照 |
| しょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi |
/seu/ → /ɕeu/ → /ɕʲoː/
From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).
Affix
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 照 |
| て(らし) Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
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
- a male given name
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).
Historical readings
- Recorded as Middle Korean 죠ᇢ〮 (Yale: cyów) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
- Recorded as Middle Korean 죠〯 (cyǒ) (Yale: cyǒ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
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
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
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