照 (pinyin: zhào, written "zhao" or "zhao") means to shine, to reflect, to illuminate. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 照.
Meaning
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
Stroke order
照
Examples
是的,您好!我今天第一天上班,请多关照。
shì de, nín hǎo! wǒ jīn tiān dì yī tiān shàng bān, qǐng duō guān zhào.
Yes, hello! Today's my first day, please look after me.
在那之前,我从课本上见过、电视里见过、朋友的照片里见过,但都不一样。
zài nà zhī qián, wǒ cóng kè běn shang jiàn guò, diàn shì lǐ jiàn guò, péng you de zhào piàn lǐ jiàn guò, dàn dōu bù yí yàng.
Before that, I'd seen it in textbooks, on TV, in friends' photos, but none of those was the same.
一位市民在街上看到一只很像豆豆的小狗,通过狗主人发布在网上的照片联系上了他们。
yí wèi shì mín zài jiē shang kàn dào yì zhī hěn xiàng dòu dou de xiǎo gǒu, tōng guò gǒu zhǔ rén fā bù zài wǎng shang de zhào piàn lián xì shàng le tā men.
A citizen saw a dog very similar to Doudou on the street and contacted the owner through photos posted online.
真正站在海边的时候,我没有立刻拍照,也没有大叫。只是静静地站着,听浪一遍一遍地拍打沙滩。
zhēn zhèng zhàn zài hǎi biān de shí hou, wǒ méi yǒu lì kè pāi zhào, yě méi yǒu dà jiào. zhǐ shì jìng jìng de zhàn zhe, tīng làng yí biàn yí biàn de pāi dǎ shā tān.
When I actually stood at the shore, I didn't immediately take photos or cry out. I just stood quietly, listening to the waves crash against the sand again and again.