# 照

| 照 | U+7167, &#29031; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7167 |
| ← 煦 [U+7166] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 煨 → [U+7168] |

## Translingual
### Han character

照 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 日口火 (ARF), four-corner 6733$_6$, composition ⿱昭灬)

#### Derived characters

* 燳, 𬡰, 𬪸, 𥵕

#### Related characters

* 炤 (Variant form)

#### 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 照 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 刀 | *taːw |
| 忉 | *taːw |
| 魛 | *taːw |
| 舠 | *taːw |
| 朷 | *taːw, *moːɡ |
| 叨 | *tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw |
| 倒 | *taːwʔ, *taːws |
| 到 | *taːws |
| 菿 | *taːws, *rtaːwɢ |
| 鞀 | *deːw |
| 鳭 | *rteːw, *teːw |
| 灱 | *hreːw |
| 菬 | *sdew, *tjewʔ |
| 超 | *tʰew |
| 怊 | *tʰew, *tʰjew |
| 欩 | *tʰew |
| 召 | *dews, *djews |
| 昭 | *tjew |
| 招 | *tjew |
| 鉊 | *tjew |
| 沼 | *tjewʔ |
| 照 | *tjews |
| 詔 | *tjews |
| 炤 | *tjews |
| 弨 | *tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ |
| 眧 | *tʰjewʔ |
| 韶 | *djew |
| 佋 | *djew, *djewʔ |
| 軺 | *djew, *lew |
| 玿 | *djew |
| 柖 | *djew |
| 紹 | *djewʔ |
| 袑 | *djewʔ |
| 綤 | *djewʔ |
| 邵 | *djews |
| 劭 | *djews |
| 卲 | *djews |
| 刁 | *teːw |
| 芀 | *teːw, *deːw |
| 貂 | *teːw |
| 蛁 | *teːw |
| 迢 | *deːw |
| 苕 | *deːw |
| 髫 | *deːw |
| 岧 | *deːw |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tjews): semantic 灬 (“fire”) + phonetic 昭 (OC *tjew) – shine the light of a fire on.

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhào (zhao$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zao$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җо (žo, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ziu$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ziau$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zeu$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): cheu
    (Hailu, HRS): zhau$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zau$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zau$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): ciāu
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciéu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zieo$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiàu / chiò
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zio$^3$ / ziê$^3$ / ziao$^3$ / ziou$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhào
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhào
*** Wade–Giles: chao$^4$
*** Yale: jàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaw
*** Palladius: чжао (čžao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zao$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zao
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җо (žo, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɔ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ziu$^3$
*** Yale: jiu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dziu$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jiu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːu̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ziau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siau³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zeu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɛu³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: cheu
*** Hakka Romanization System: zeu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zeu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡seu̯⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhau$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃau¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sau⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sau⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciāu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siau⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciéu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siɛu²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zieo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sieu⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàu
*** Tâi-lô: tsiàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciaux
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡siau⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /t͡siau²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau¹¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiò
*** Tâi-lô: tsiò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cioix
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡sio⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sio²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ²¹/
* chiàu - literary;
* chiò - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: tsyewH
Rime :
| Character | 照 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 宵 (91) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 之少切 |
| Baxter | tsyewH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjæu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciaw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕiɛu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕĭɛu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕi̯ɛu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ziu$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*taw-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tjews/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 照 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhào |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyew$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*taw-s/ |
| English | shine on |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 照 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 2132 |
| Phonetic component | 刀 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 沼 |
| Old Chinese | /*tjews/ |

#### Definitions

照
* to shine upon; to illuminate
    From: 伍佰, 挪威的森林
    Xuěbái míngyuè zhào zài dàdì [Pinyin]
    The bright moon white as snow illuminates the earth
* to reflect; to look (in the mirror)
* to contrast; to compare
* to notify; to inform
* to take care of
    From: 1994, Stephen Chow, in Hail the Judge
    nei$^5$ m$^4$ sai$^2$ geng$^1$, jau$^5$ daai$^6$ jan$^4$ hai$^2$ dou$^6$ ziu$^3$ zyu$^6$. [Jyutping]
    You do not need to be afraid. I am here providing protection [to you].
* to take a photo
* sunshine; sunlight
* photo; photograph; picture
    結婚照／结婚照 ― jiéhūnzhào ― wedding photo
* license; permit
* according to; as; in accordance with
* regardless; anyway; continue to
       m$^4$ jing$^1$ goi$^1$ sik$^6$ ge$^3$ dou$^1$ ziu$^3$ sik$^6$ lok$^6$ heoi$^3$ [Jyutping]
       to eat something one shouldn't eat anyway
* towards; to

#### Synonyms

* (to shine upon): 反射 (fǎnshè), 映 (yìng)

#### Compounds

* 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
* 依照 (yīzhào)
* 光照 (guāngzhào)
* 刷照
* 劇照 / 剧照 (jùzhào)
* 參照 / 参照 (cānzhào)
* 反照 (fǎnzhào)
* 吉星高照
* 合照 (hézhào)
* 四照花
* 回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
* 國際駕照 / 国际驾照
* 在此存照
* 垂照
* 埋照
* 執照 / 执照 (zhízhào)
* 夕照 (xīzhào)
* 外交照會 / 外交照会
* 多謝關照 / 多谢关照
* 大頭照 / 大头照 (dàtóuzhào)
* 天照大神 (Tiānzhào Dàshén)
* 奎星高照
* 嬌花照水 / 娇花照水
* 存照
* 孤鸞照命 / 孤鸾照命
* 安寧照顧 / 安宁照顾
* 定裝照 / 定装照
* 察照
* 寫照 / 写照 (xiězhào)
* 對照 / 对照 (duìzhào)
* 小照
* 建照
* 建築執照 / 建筑执照
* 彩照 (cǎizhào)
* 彩色照
* 心照 (xīnzhào)
* 心照不宣 (xīnzhàobùxuān)
* 心照神交
* 快照 (kuàizhào)
* 恩星照命
* 憑照 / 凭照
* 戲照 / 戏照
* 手照
* 打個照會 / 打个照会
* 打個照面 / 打个照面
* 打照會 / 打照会
* 打照面
* 打裡照外 / 打里照外
* 拍照 (pāizhào)
* 按照 (ànzhào)
* 探照燈 / 探照灯 (tànzhàodēng)
* 援照
* 數位照像 / 数位照像
* 斜照
* 方照
* 日照 (rìzhào)
* 日照權 / 日照权
* 映照 (yìngzhào)
* 晚照
* 普照 (pǔzhào)
* 普通護照 / 普通护照
* 朗照
* 查照 (cházhào)
* 殘照 / 残照 (cánzhào)
* 比照 (bǐzhào)
* 無照駕駛 / 无照驾驶 (wúzhào jiàshǐ)
* 照乘珠
* 照亮 (zhàoliàng)
* 照付
* 照例 (zhàolì)
* 照例話 / 照例话
* 照像
* 照價 / 照价
* 照價徵稅 / 照价征税
* 照價收買 / 照价收买
* 照光
* 照入籤 / 照入签
* 照冊 / 照册 (Zhàocè)
* 照准 (zhàozhǔn)
* 照前
* 照功行賞 / 照功行赏
* 照單全收 / 照单全收
* 照壁
* 照夜璣 / 照夜玑 (zhàoyèjī)
* 照如白晝 / 照如白昼
* 照妖鏡 / 照妖镜 (zhàoyāojìng)
* 照子
* 照實 / 照实 (zhàoshí)
* 照射 (zhàoshè)
* 照帖
* 照常 (zhàocháng)
* 照度 (zhàodù)
* 照廳 / 照厅
* 照後鏡 / 照后镜
* 照應 / 照应
* 照抄 (zhàochāo)
* 照拂 (zhàofú)
* 照排
* 照提
* 照搬 (zhàobān)
* 照收
* 照數 / 照数
* 照料 (zhàoliào)
* 照方兒抓 / 照方儿抓
* 照明 (zhàomíng)
* 照明器具
* 照明射擊 / 照明射击
* 照明彈 / 照明弹 (zhàomíngdàn)
* 照映
* 照會 / 照会 (zhàohuì)
* 照望
* 照本宣科 (zhàoběnxuānkē)
* 照樣 / 照样 (zhàoyàng)
* 照樣兒 / 照样儿
* 照樹 / 照树
* 照牆 / 照墙
* 照片
* 照片兒 / 照片儿 (zhàopiānr)
* 照片子 (zhào piānzi)
* 照物兒 / 照物儿
* 照理 (zhàolǐ)
* 照發 / 照发
* 照直 (zhàozhí)
* 照相 (zhàoxiàng)
* 照看 (zhàokàn)
* 照相凹版
* 照相凸版
* 照相平版
* 照相彈 / 照相弹
* 照相打字
* 照相機 / 照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī)
* 照相測量 / 照相测量
* 照相版
* 照相紙 / 照相纸
* 照相著色
* 照相製版 / 照相制版
* 照相館 / 照相馆 (zhàoxiàngguǎn)
* 照眼
* 照票
* 照等
* 照管 (zhàoguǎn)
* 照算
* 照耀 (zhàoyào)
* 照肺 (zhàofèi)
* 照臉 / 照脸
* 照膽鏡 / 照胆镜
* 照臨 / 照临 (zhàolín)
* 照臺 / 照台
* 照舊 / 照旧 (zhàojiù)
* 照葫蘆畫瓢 / 照葫芦画瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo)
* 照螢映雪 / 照萤映雪
* 照袋
* 照補 / 照补
* 照覷 / 照觑
* 照說 / 照说 (zhàoshuō)
* 照講 / 照讲
* 照證 / 照证
* 照護 / 照护 (zhàohù)
* 照貓畫虎 / 照猫画虎 (zhàomāohuàhǔ)
* 照辦 / 照办 (zhàobàn)
* 照鏡子 / 照镜子 (zhào jìngzi)
* 照面 (zhàomiàn)
* 照面兒 / 照面儿 (zhàomiànr)
* 照章 (zhàozhāng)
* 照顧 / 照顾 (zhàogù)
* 照騙 / 照骗 (zhàopiàn)
* 燃糠照薪
* 燃糠自照
* 燭照 / 烛照 (zhúzhào)
* 燭照數計 / 烛照数计
* 牌照 (páizhào)
* 牌照稅 / 牌照税
* 犀照
* 玉照 (yùzhào)
* 生活照 (shēnghuózhào)
* 知照
* 礙難照辦 / 碍难照办
* 福星高照 (fúxīnggāozhào)
* 立此存照
* 紅鸞照命 / 红鸾照命
* 網站鏡照 / 网站镜照
* 翻照
* 肝膽照人 / 肝胆照人
* 肝膽相照 / 肝胆相照 (gāndǎnxiāngzhào)
* 臨照 / 临照
* 臺照 / 台照
* 落照
* 行照
* 行車執照 / 行车执照
* 表照
* 裸照 (luǒzhào)
* 覆盆難照 / 覆盆难照
* 覆盤難照 / 覆盘难照
* 觀照 / 观照 (guānzhào)
* 證照 / 证照 (zhèngzhào)
* 護照 / 护照 (hùzhào)
* 豔陽高照 / 艳阳高照
* 車照 / 车照 (chēzhào)
* 輻照 / 辐照 (fúzhào)
* 返照 (fǎnzhào)
* 返照回光
* 迴光返照 / 回光返照 (huíguāngfǎnzhào)
* 遺照 / 遗照 (yízhào)
* 遵照 (zūnzhào)
* 部照
* 間接照明 / 间接照明
* 關照 / 关照 (guānzhào)
* 陽光普照 / 阳光普照
* 集錦照相 / 集锦照相
* 顯微照相 / 显微照相
* 風月清照 / 风月清照
* 駕照 / 驾照 (jiàzhào)
* 駕駛執照 / 驾驶执照 (jiàshǐ zhízhào)
* 高照
* 高調照片 / 高调照片
* 默照禪 / 默照禅
* 點照 / 点照

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: chiếu (照)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhiō / chhiōⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cio$^7$ / ciê$^7$ / cion$^7$ / ciên$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiō
*** Tâi-lô: tshiō
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chioi
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰio³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰio⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰio²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤ³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tshiōnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chvioi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cio$^7$ / ciê$^7$ / cion$^7$ / ciên$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiō / tshiē / tshiōⁿ / tshiēⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰio¹¹/, /t͡sʰie¹¹/, /t͡sʰĩõ¹¹/, /t͡sʰĩẽ¹¹/

#### Definitions

照
* (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 遮 (chiâ/chiô, “here”)

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ziên$^3$ / zion$^3$ / zio$^3$
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ziên$^3$ / zion$^3$ / zio$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsièⁿ / tsiòⁿ / tsiò
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sĩẽ²¹³/, /t͡sĩõ²¹³/, /t͡sio²¹³/
* ziên3 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
* zion3 - Shantou, Jieyang;
* zio3 - Jieyang.

#### Definitions

照
* (Teochew) this; so; such modifies adjectives

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 如此 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 如此 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 這麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 這麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 這麼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 這樣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 這樣, 這麼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 這麼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 這麼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 陣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 這麼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 這們, 陣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 這們 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 恁麼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 這麼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 這們 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 這麼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 這們, 這麼, 嘞們 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 這麼, 這樣, 這個樣子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 仲個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 這樣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 陣, 哏 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 這麼, 這樣子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 這們 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 格麼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 該 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 呢咁, 咁 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 果樣, 拱 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 果 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 咁 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 咁 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 箇 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 該樣 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 箇, 箇史 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 恁 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 恁, 咁 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 恁, 咁 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 咁 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 咁 |
| Hakka | Changting | 仰 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 恁 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 樣 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 咁 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 恁 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 恁 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爾的 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 這來 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 這啦, 這麼, 這來 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𱕇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 只滿, 只 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 者滿 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 者滿 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拙, 拙幹 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 拙, 拙爾, 障, 障爾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 遮爾, 遮爾仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 遮, 遮爾, 遮爾仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 按呢 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 奐, 現, 喝, 遐, 遮, 拙 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 照, 照生 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 照 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 只生 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 偌 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 只, 者 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 只何 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 只何 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 更 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搿能, 搿能介, 搿個能, 介, 實能 dated, 實個能 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 迭能 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 若介, 實介, 能, 能介 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 迭個能 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 迭能 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 格末, 格能介, 着介 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 介 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 實恁 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 實倫 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 特能, 迭能, 實能 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 能 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 該實梗, 該尚, 哀實梗, 哀尚, 實梗, 尚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 根 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 價套, 價, 實價套, 實價 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 介 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 該恁, 恁 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 帳, 格生, 格亨, 喪 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 絞麼 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 咯樣 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 這麼 |

##### Compounds

* 照生

##### See also

* 向 (hiên3/hion3/hio3, “that; in that manner; that much”)

### References

* “照”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
* Kun: てる (teru, 照る, Jōyō)、てり (teri, 照り)、てらす (terasu, 照らす, Jōyō)、てれる (tereru, 照れる, Jōyō)、てれ (tere, 照れ)
* Nanori: あき (aki)、あきら (akira)、あり (ari)、てり (teri)、とし (toshi)、のぶ (nobu)、みつ (mitsu)

#### Compounds

* 天(あま)照(てらす) (Amaterasu)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 照
* しょう Grade: 4
* on'yomi
/seu/ → /ɕeu/ → /ɕʲoː/
From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).

#### Affix

照(しょう) • (shō)
* illuminate, shine
* sunlight
* compare
* photograph

##### Derived terms

* 照(しょう)影(えい) (shōei)
* 照(しょう)応(おう) (shōō)
* 照(しょう)会(かい) (shōkai)
* 照(しょう)合(ごう) (shōgō)
* 照(しょう)射(しゃ) (shōsha)
* 照(しょう)準(じゅん) (shōjun)
* 照(しょう)明(めい) (shōmei)
* 照(しょう)覧(らん) (shōran)
* 観(かん)照(しょう) (kanshō)
* 参(さん)照(しょう) (sanshō)
* 残(ざん)照(しょう) (zanshō)
* 小(しょう)照(しょう) (shōshō)
* 前(ぜん)照(しょう)灯(とう) (zenshōtō)
* 対(たい)照(しょう) (taishō)
* 探(たん)照(しょう)灯(とう) (tanshōtō)
* 晩(ばん)照(しょう) (banshō)
* 返(へん)照(しょう) (henshō)
* 遍(へん)照(じょう) (henjō)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 照
* て(らし) Grade: 4
* kun'yomi
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

* IPA: [te̞ɾa̠ɕi]

#### Proper noun

照(てらし) • (Terashi)
* a male given name

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 照 (MC tsyewH).
* Recorded as Middle Korean 죠ᇢ〮 (Yale: cyów) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Middle Korean 죠〯 (cywǒ) (Yale: cyǒ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Pronunciation

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

### Hanja

Wikisource 照 (eumhun 비칠 조 (bichil jo))
* hanja form of 조 (“to illuminate; to shine”)
* hanja form of 조 (“to contrast; to compare”)

#### Compounds

* 관조 (觀照, gwanjo)
* 대조 (對照, daejo)
* 만조 (晩照, manjo)
* 사조 (寫照, sajo)
* 사조 (査照, sajo)
* 상조 (相照, sangjo)
* 영조 (映照, yeongjo)
* 일조 (日照, iljo)
* 자조 (自照, jajo)
* 잔조 (殘照, janjo)
* 조광 (照光, jogwang)
* 조명 (照明, jomyeong)
* 조사 (照射, josa)
* 조영 (照影, joyeong)
* 조찰 (照察, jochal)
* 조회 (照會, johoe)
* 참조 (參照, chamjo)
* 탐조 (探照, tamjo)

### References

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

## Vietnamese
### Han character

照: Hán Nôm readings: chiếu
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