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U+7167, 照
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7167

[U+7166]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+7168]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 86, +9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 日口火 (ARF), four-corner 67336, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 677, character 36
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19226
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1089, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2221, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+7167
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Chinese

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 照, Western Zhou ...

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjews): semantic (fire) + phonetic (OC *tjew) – shine the light of a fire on.

Etymology 1

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Exoactive of (OC *tjew, “bright”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • chiò - vernacular;
  • chiàu - literary.

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Definitions

  1. to shine upon; to illuminate
  2. to reflect; to look (in the mirror)
  3. to contrast; to compare
  4. to notify; to inform
  5. to take care of
  6. to take a photo
  7. sunshine; sunlight
  8. photo; photograph; picture
    結婚结婚   jiéhūnzhào   wedding photo
  9. license; permit
  10. according to; as; in accordance with
  11. regardless; anyway; continue to
    應該落去 [Cantonese, trad.]
    应该落去 [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 jing1 goi1 sik6 ge3 dou1 ziu3 sik6 lok6 heoi3 [Jyutping]
    to eat something one shouldn't eat anyway
  12. towards; to

Synonyms

  • (to shine upon): 反射 (fǎnshè), (yìng)

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Vietnamese: chiếu ()

Etymology 2

More information simp. and trad., alternative forms ...

Pronunciation


Note: ciê7, ciên7 - Chaozhou.

Definitions

  1. (Southern Min) to illuminate; to cast light upon; to light up

Compounds

  • 對照 / 对照 (tùi-chhiō)
  • 照光
  • 照屍 / 照尸
  • 照影
  • 照日
  • 照水蛙
  • 照水雞 / 照水鸡
  • 照路

Etymology 3

Contraction of 只塊只块 (zi2 go3, “here”) (Xu Huiling, 2007, pg. 88).

Compare Min Nan (chiâ/chiô, here)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • ziên3 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
  • zion3 - Shantou, Jieyang;
  • zio3 - Jieyang.

    Definitions

    1. (Teochew) this; so; such modifies adjectives
    Synonyms
    Compounds
    See also
    • (hiên3/hion3/hio3, “that; in that manner; that much”)

    References

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    Japanese

    Kanji

    (Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

    Readings

    Compounds

    Etymology 1

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    /seu//ɕeu//ɕʲoː/

    From Middle Chinese (MC tsyewH).

    Affix

    (しょう) (shō) せう (seu)?

    1. illuminate, shine
    2. sunlight
    3. compare
    4. photograph
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

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    Nominalization of 照らし (terashi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 照らす (terasu, to shine on something, to illuminate something).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    (てらし) (Terashi) 

    1. a male given name

    Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese (MC tsyewH).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞(ː)]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

    Hanja

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    (eumhun 비칠 (bichil jo))

    1. hanja form? of (to illuminate; to shine)
    2. hanja form? of (to contrast; to compare)

    Compounds

    References

    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    : Hán Nôm readings: chiếu

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