HSK 6 · Verbs

参照 cānzhào “to refer to” in Chinese

Traditional 參照

What 参照 means

  1. to refer to
  2. to consult
  3. reference
  4. to consult a reference
  5. to refer to (another document)

How to say 参照

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale参cān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale照zhào4th tone, falling

参照 in a sentence

  1. 请参照下面的例子回答问题。

    Qǐng cānzhào xiàmiàn de lìzi huídá wèntí.

    Please answer the questions following the examples below.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这个价格可以作为参照。

    Zhè ge jiàgé kěyǐ zuòwéi cānzhào.

    This price can serve as a reference.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 参照 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 参 (cān) with each of its parts in a different colour
参cānto take part in
  • 厶private · sī
  • 大big · dà
  • 彡bristle · shānSound part
The character 照 (zhào) with each of its parts in a different colour
照zhàoto shine
  • 昭bright · zhāoSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 昭 (zhāo) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhào.

Memory aidFire 灬 under 昭 (zhāo) “bright”: to shine, to light up, and also a photo.

How to write 参照

参 8 strokes · 照 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

参照 (cānzhào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 参照 (cānzhào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 参照

Words with 参

参加cānjiā · participate参观cānguān · to look around参考cānkǎo · to consult参与cānyù · to take part (in)参谋cānmóu · adviser

Words with 照

照顾zhàogu · take care of护照hùzhào · passport照片zhàopiàn · picture拍照pāizhào · to take a photo照相zhàoxiàng · to take a photo照相机zhàoxiàngjī · camera照zhào · to shine按照ànzhào · according to执照zhízhào · licence照常zhàocháng · as usual

More words: Thinking & Talking

表态biǎotài · to state one’s position不敢当bùgǎndāng · I don’t deserve such praise采纳cǎinà · to adopt参谋cānmóu · adviser倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate倡议chàngyì · to propose阐述chǎnshù · to expound嘲笑cháoxiào · to mock

FAQs

参照 (cānzhào) means “to refer to” or “to consult”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it cānzhào: cān with a 1st tone, then zhào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 参照 is written 參照. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type canzhao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 参照 from the suggestions. Typing canzhao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
参照 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.