写照 meaning in English

xiězhào

portrayal

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 寫照18 strokes

Meaning of 写照

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiězhào
  1. portrayal

Stroke order for each character

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写 xiě · to write · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

照 zhào · according to · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
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  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 写照.

听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by
照片zhàopiànphotograph
照顾zhàogùto take care of; to show consideration
护照hùzhàopassport
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
按照ànzhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
写作xiězuòto write; to compose
拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
抄写chāoxiěto copy; to transcribe
驾照jiàzhàodriver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4])
依照yīzhàoaccording to; in light of

Questions about 写照

What does 写照 mean?

写照 (xiězhào) means "portrayal" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 写照?

写照 is made of 2 characters: 写 (5 strokes), 照 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 写照 an HSK word?

Yes. 写照 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 写照 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 写照 is written 寫照.