照 zhào
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              zhào 
              
                
                
                
              
              verb 
              to illuminate; to shine 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 映射 (Guoyu '照' v 1; Kroll 2015 '照' 2; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; Unihan '照'; XHZD '照' 1) - 
              zhào 
              
                
              
              adverb 
              according to; in accordance with 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '照' v 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 11) - 
              zhào 
              
                
              
              verb 
              to photograph 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Photography
Notes: In the sense of 照相 (Guoyu '照' v 9; XHZD '照' 3) - 
              zhào 
              
                
              
              verb 
              to reflect 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 照镜子 'reflect in a mirror' (Guoyu '照' v 2; Kroll 2015 '照' 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; Unihan '照'; XHZD '照' 2) - 
              zhào 
              
              noun 
              a photograph; an image 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 相片 (Guoyu '照' n 2; Kroll 2015 '照' 3a; XHZD '照' 4) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              to take care of; to look after 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 照顾 (Guoyu '照' v 7; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 5) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              to contrast; to compare 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 对比 (Guoyu '照' v 4; XHZD '照' 6) - 
              zhào 
              
              noun 
              a permit; a license 
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 凭证; for example, 护照 'passport' or 驾照 'drivers license' (Guoyu '照' n 3; Mathews 1931 '照', p. 28; XHZD '照' 7) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              to understand 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '照' v 8; XHZD '照' 8) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              to inform; to notify 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 通知 (Guoyu '照' v 5; XHZD '照' 9) - 
              zhào 
              
              preposition 
              towards 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 对着 (Guoyu '照' v 6; XHZD '照' 10) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              a ray of light 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '照' 1a) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              to inspect 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '照' 4) - 
              zhào 
              
              noun 
              sunlight 
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 日光; for example, 残照 'afterglow of sunset' (Guoyu '照' n 1) - 
              zhào 
              
              verb 
              shine; jval 
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: jval, Japanese: jō, or: shō (BCSD '照', p. 793; DJBT '宮', p. 423; MW 'jval'; SH '照', p. 406) 
Contained in
- 古教照心 former teachings illuminate the mind
 - 明月心中照 慈云足下生(明月心中照 慈雲足下生) Inside the heart shines the bright moon; Beneath the feet arise clouds of compassion.
 - 海上清风来 山间明月照(海上清風來 山間明月照) On ocean waves flow soothing breezes, Between the mountains shines the moon.
 - 吉星高照 福满家园(吉星高照 福滿家園) Auspicious Star Shining High Above; May There Be Happiness in the Family
 - 普照 to illuminate everything ; Universally Shines ; Fushō ; Pojo; Pojo Chinul
 - 普照十方 shines over the ten directions
 - 一灯照破心中暗 双手能做慈悲人(一燈照破心中暗 双手能做慈悲人) One single light can dispel the mind's darkness; Your hands suffice to show the compassion in you.
 - 圆照(圓照) radiate all around ; Yuan Zhao
 - 照于无量无边世界(照於無量無邊世界) illuminated countless, boundless worlds
 - 道照 Dōshō
 - 身如青山观大地 心似明镜照世间(身如青山觀大地 心似明鏡照世間) My body is like a green mountain that gazes upon the Earth; My mind is like a bright mirror that reflects on this world.
 - 照见无碍(照見無礙) ability to see through things
 - 中英对照佛学丛书:教理之部(中英對照佛學叢書:教理之部) Bilingual Buddhist Series: Doctrines of Buddhism
 - 照曜无边界(照曜無邊界) illuminating unbounded worlds
 - 东照大权现(東照大權現) Great shining Bodhisattva of the East
 - 慈风暖大地 智光照世间(慈風暖大地 智光照世間) May the breeze of compassion embrace the Earth; May the world be filled with the light of wisdom.
 - 四照用 four kinds of illumination and function
 - 默照禅(默照禪) mozhao chan; silent illumination meditation
 
Also contained in
按照法律 、 光照度 、 承蒙关照 、 人工照亮 、 照直 、 车执照 、 无照驾驶 、 照相 、 查照转知 、 阳光普照 、 照像 、 返照 、 快照 、 江照 、 比照 、 照办 、 照耀 、 照镜子 、 照拂 、 按照 、 残照 、 心照不宣 、 案照 、 照相版 、 日照 、 照得 、 剧照 、 照明弹 、 单色照片 、 照片子 、 均日照 、 照相馆 、 照海登
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 4 Treatise on the Mystery of the Mahayana 大乘玄論 — count: 172
 - Scroll 3 Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義 — count: 119 , has English translation
 - Scroll 7 Bhadrakalpikasūtra (Xian Jie Jing) 賢劫經 — count: 98
 - Scroll 4 Jing Ming Xuan Lun 淨名玄論 — count: 82
 - Scroll 2 New Commentary on the Zhao Lun 肇論新疏 — count: 81
 - Scroll 1 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 80
 - Scroll 2 Ren Wang Hu Guo Boreluomi Jing Shu 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 — count: 72
 - Scroll 5 Jing Ming Xuan Lun 淨名玄論 — count: 71
 - Scroll 8 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 65
 - Scroll 1 Sukhāvatīvyūhasūtra (Amituo Sanyesan Fo Saloufo Tan Guodu Rendao Jing) 阿彌陀三耶三佛薩樓佛檀過度人道經 — count: 61
 
Collocations
- 光明照 (光明照) 光明照亦然 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 25
 - 深照 (深照) 深奧深照 — Brahma Net Sutra (Fan Wang Liushi Er Jian Jing) 梵網六十二見經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
 - 照触 (照觸) 照觸彼山 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 11
 - 照四大 (照四大) 照四大洲及諸世界 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 11
 - 日光照 (日光照) 日光照山 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 9
 - 远照 (遠照) 光明遠照 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 8
 - 照山 (照山) 日光照山 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 8
 - 明照 (明照) 為作明照 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
 - 照四天下 (照四天下) 日宮光出照四天下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 5
 - 彻照 (徹照) 徹照無窮 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5