照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī) · camera
照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī) means “camera”. It is written with 3 characters: 照 (to shine) + 相 (mutual) + 机 (machine). It is an old HSK 3 word (HSK 2.0).
How 照相机 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)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 照相机
What does 照相机 mean?
照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī) means “camera”.
How do you pronounce 照相机?
照相机 is pronounced zhàoxiàngjī.
Which HSK level is 照相机?
照相机 is in Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 照顾zhàoguto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphoto
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
- 对照duìzhàoto compare
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.