护照
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
护照 (hùzhào) · passport
护照 (hùzhào) means “passport”. It is written with 2 characters: 护 (to defend) + 照 (to shine). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 护照 is built
The characters
护 hù · to defend
What 护 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
照 zhào · to shine
What 照 is made of
- 昭zhāo — bright
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 召zhào — imperial decree
- 刀dāo — knife
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 日rì — sun; day
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 昭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别忘了带护照。Bié wàng le dài hùzhào.Don't forget to bring your passport.
你的护照在哪儿？Nǐ de hùzhào zài nǎr?Where is your passport?
Questions about 护照
What does 护照 mean?
护照 (hùzhào) means “passport”.
How do you pronounce 护照?
护照 is pronounced hùzhào.
Which HSK level is 护照?
护照 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 保护bǎohùto protect
- 爱护àihùto take good care of
- 护士hùshinurse
- 维护wéihùto protect
- 救护车jiùhùchēambulance
- 辩护biànhùto defend
- 守护shǒuhùto guard
- 掩护yǎnhùto cover
- 拥护yōnghùto support
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
Learn 护照 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.