照顾
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
照顾 (zhàogu) · to take care of
照顾 (zhàogu) means “to take care of; to look after”. It is written with 2 characters: 照 (to shine) + 顾 (to look back). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 照顾 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)
顾 gù · to look back
What 顾 is made of
- 厄è — adversity
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 㔾xiān — seal
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 厄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她在家照顾妈妈。Tā zài jiā zhàogu māma.She takes care of her mom at home.
谢谢你的照顾。Xièxie nǐ de zhàogu.Thank you for looking after me.
Questions about 照顾
What does 照顾 mean?
照顾 (zhàogu) means “to take care of; to look after”.
How do you pronounce 照顾?
照顾 is pronounced zhàogu.
Which HSK level is 照顾?
照顾 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 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
- 对照duìzhàoto compare
Learn 照顾 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.