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照

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照

  • zhào (zhao⁴) Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄓㄠˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • zao⁴ Mandarin, Chengdu, Sichuanese
  • җо (žo, III) Mandarin, Dongan, Cyrillic
  • ziu³ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
  • ziau¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
  • zeu⁴ Gan, Wiktionary specific
  • cheu Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • zau⁴ Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
  • zau³ Jin, Wiktionary specific
  • ciāu Min Bei, 建寧羅馬字
  • ciéu Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
  • chiàu Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chiò Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • zio³ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ziê³ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ziao³ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ziou³ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ⁵tsau Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • zhào Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • jhào Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • chao⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • jàu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • jaw Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • чжао Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zao Mandarin, Chengdu, Latinxua Sin Wenz
  • /t͡sau²¹³/ Mandarin, Chengdu, IPA

Where it comes from

形聲漢字（上古 *tjews）：意符 灬 (“火”) + 聲符 昭 (上古 *tjew) – 火光閃耀。

昭 (上古 *tjew, “明亮”)的動詞分化 (Schuessler, 2007)。

釋義 ⿱𭕄一 · 㷖 · 燳 · 曌 · 瞾 · 炤

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"照." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%85%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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照. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%85%A7

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"照." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%85%A7.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {照},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%85%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}