照耀
Old HSK 6
照耀 (zhàoyào) · to shine
照耀 (zhàoyào) means “to shine; to illuminate”. It is written with 2 characters: 照 (to shine) + 耀 (to sparkle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 照耀 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)
耀 yào · to sparkle
What 耀 is made of
- 光guāng — light
- ⺌ — structural part
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 翟dí — long-tailed pheasant
- 羽yǔ — feather
- 习xí — to study
- 习xí — to study
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
- 羽yǔ — feather
Example sentences
阳光照耀着大地。Yángguāng zhàoyào zhe dàdì.The sun shines on the earth.
月光照耀着平静的湖面。Yuèguāng zhàoyào zhe píngjìng de húmiàn.Moonlight shines on the calm lake.
Questions about 照耀
What does 照耀 mean?
照耀 (zhàoyào) means “to shine; to illuminate”.
How do you pronounce 照耀?
照耀 is pronounced zhàoyào.
Which HSK level is 照耀?
照耀 is in Old HSK 6.
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
- 照相机zhàoxiàngjīcamera
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 执照zhízhàolicence
- 参照cānzhàoto refer to
Learn 照耀 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 230: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.