按照
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
按照 (ànzhào) · according to
按照 (ànzhào) means “according to”. It is written with 2 characters: 按 (to press) + 照 (to shine). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 按照 is built
The characters
按 àn · to press
What 按 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 安ān — peaceful
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 安 gives the sound. (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
请按照老师说的做。Qǐng ànzhào lǎoshī shuō de zuò.Please do as the teacher said.
我们按照计划出发吧。Wǒmen ànzhào jìhuà chūfā ba.Let's set off according to plan.
Questions about 按照
What does 按照 mean?
按照 (ànzhào) means “according to”.
How do you pronounce 按照?
按照 is pronounced ànzhào.
Which HSK level is 按照?
按照 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 按时ànshíon time
- 按摩ànmómassage
- 按ànto press
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 照常zhàochángas usual
Learn 按照 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.