照 zhào

照 (zhào) is a Chinese character with 13 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Meaning

照 means to shine / to photograph in English.

Meanings in 13 languages

English	to shine / to photograph
Spanish	brillar / fotografiar
Portuguese	brilhar / fotografar
French	éclairer / photographier
German	scheinen / fotografieren
Italian	illuminare / fotografare
Russian	светить / фотографировать
Arabic	يضيء / يصوّر
Hindi	चमकना / फ़ोटो लेना
Indonesian	menyinari / memotret
Vietnamese	chiếu / chụp
Japanese	照らす・写真
Korean	비추다 / 사진

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 照 loaded.

Words containing 照

• 帮我拍照 bāng wǒ pāizhào — please take a photo of me

Characters at the same level