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HSK 2 · Media

照片

zhào piàn

photo

Stroke order of 照片

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

照 · 13 strokes片 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Light '照' shines and freezes a thin '片' slice of time: a photo.

Parts: 照 shine, photograph (昭 + 灬 fire) + 片 slice, piece

The characters in 照片

  • 照 zhào — to shine; according to; photo (13 strokes)
  • 片 piàn — slice; piece (4 strokes)

Example sentence

这张照片是在北京照的。

This photo was taken in Beijing.

Words with 照

照相to take a photo护照passport照顾to take care of照to shine; according to; photo按照according to照相机camera

Words with 片

药片pill; tablet影片film; movie图片picture; image片slice; piece

More words: Media

报纸newspaper日报daily (newspaper)晚报evening paper新闻news小说novel故事story节目programme; show广告advertisement影片film; movie图片picture; image相机camera照相to take a photo画to draw; to paint画儿picture; painting

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