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

妈妈着食谱做了一道新菜。

māma zhào zhe shípǔ zuò le yī dào xīn cài。

Mom made a new dish according to the recipe.

阳光在湖面上,很好看。

yángguāng zhào zài hú miàn shang,hěn hǎo kàn。

The sunlight shines on the surface of the lake and looks beautiful.

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