zhào

according to

in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before

brightness (昭) + fire (灬) = shine and illuminate

灬 carries the core meaning: fire and its light illuminate, reflect, and capture images. 昭 mainly contributes the zhào sound, though its sense of brightness reinforces the overall idea.

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BrightnessPhonetic
FireSemantic

这个方法来做。

qǐng zhào zhè ge fāng fǎ lái zuò。

Please do it according to this method.

她用手机了一张花的照片。

tā yòng shǒu jī zhào le yī zhāng huā de zhào piàn。

She used her phone to take a photo of a flower.

Words with 照

L照

l zhào

nude picture (from 裸照[luo3 zhao4])

乏人照顾

fá rén zhào gù

(of a person) left unattended

遵照

zūn zhào

in accordance with

遗照

yí zhào

picture of the deceased

电照明

diàn zhào míng

electric lighting

长照

cháng zhào

(Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 長期照顧|长期照顾[chang2 qi1 zhao4 gu5])

关照

guān zhào

to take care

阳光普照

yáng guāng pǔ zhào

(idiom) sunlight shines over all things

驾照

jià zhào

driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4])

驾驶执照

jià shǐ zhí zhào

driver's license

予以照顾

yǔ yǐ zhào gù

to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)

事故照射

shì gù zhào shè

accidental exposure