TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
照
照 ＝ 昭 ＋ 灬
ㄓㄠˋ · zhào
verb — to shine on; to look after; to photograph
字源 FORM — what the parts do
昭聲zhāo — gives the sound; carries 日 the sun inside
Tzhāo → zhào — tone only
灬義fire, flattened to four flames
Fire (灬) underneath; 昭 — itself holding a sun (日) — gives the sound. Light thrown onto something.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
半夜回家，留的那盞燈，一直「照」著門口。
Coming home late — the lamp left on, holding the doorway in its light.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)照亮— to shine on常用
→照顧— to look after — keep in one's light
→照片、照相— photo — light writes the picture
→按照— according to — held against the light
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1太陽照進房間。
Sun pours into the room.
2請幫我們照一張相。
Take a picture of us, please?
3她細心照顧弟弟。照顧
She looks after her little brother with care.
4按照說明書一步一步做。按照
Follow the manual, step by step.
5鏡子照出他疲倦píjuàn — weary的臉。
The mirror gives back his tired face.
Underlined 照 is this entry; dotted words carry a gloss — hold ⇧ Shift and hover, or tap.
關 · Related
昭zhāothe donor — bright, with the sun inside顧gù照顧's other half — the turning head