Sentence #834720 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 关照 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.
关guānmountain pass
丷eight form of 八 · bā
天sky · tiān
Memory aidSimplified from 關, a bar fastened across a gate 門: to close, to shut.
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 关照
关 6 strokes · 照 13 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 关照 (guānzhào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
关照 (guānzhào) means “to look after” or “to keep an eye on”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it guānzhào: guān 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, 关照 is written 關照. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guanzhao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 关照 from the suggestions. Typing guanzhao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
关照 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
关guān1st tone, high and level
照zhào4th tone, falling
