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illuminate

HSK 3 N2
zhào
ショウ
て.る、て.らす、て.れる
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 昭 represents the sound.
Components
fire (bottom)+ evident =
illuminate
Meaning component
biāo fire (bottom)
fire
灬 is a component form of 火.
Meaning component
zhāo evident
bright, luminous
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[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
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あき
Aki unclassified name
あきら
Akira given name
かつお
Katsuo unclassified name
かつしげ
Katsushige unclassified name
かつとし
Katsutoshi unclassified name
かつはた
Katsuhata unclassified name
かつみ
Katsumi unclassified name
しょう
Shou surnamegiven name
しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
しょうはち
Shouhachi unclassified name
てらし
Terashi surnamegiven name
てらす
Terasu given name
てる
Teru female given name
てるこ
Teruko female given name
てるさき
Terusaki surname
のぶ
Nobu given name
ひかる
Hikaru given name