照相
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
照相 (zhàoxiàng) · to take a photo
照相 (zhàoxiàng) means “to take a photo”. It is written with 2 characters: 照 (to shine) + 相 (mutual). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 照相 is built
The characters
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)
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一起照相吧。Wǒmen yīqǐ zhàoxiàng ba.Let's take a photo together.
这里可以照相吗？Zhèlǐ kěyǐ zhàoxiàng ma?Can we take pictures here?
Questions about 照相
What does 照相 mean?
照相 (zhàoxiàng) means “to take a photo”.
How do you pronounce 照相?
照相 is pronounced zhàoxiàng.
Which HSK level is 照相?
照相 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
- 对照duìzhàoto compare
Learn 照相 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.