参照 meaning in English

cānzhào

to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 參照21 strokes

Meaning of 参照

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cānzhào
  1. to consult a reference
  2. to refer to (another document)

Stroke order for each character

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参 cān · to take part in · 8 strokes

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  3. 3
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  8. 8

照 zhào · according to · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  9. 9
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  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 参照.

照片zhàopiànphotograph
参加cānjiāto participate; to take part; to join
照顾zhàogùto take care of; to show consideration
护照hùzhàopassport
参观cānguānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
按照ànzhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
参与cānyùto participate (in sth)
拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
参考cānkǎoconsultation; reference
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 参照

What does 参照 mean?

参照 (cānzhào) means "to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 参照?

参照 is made of 2 characters: 参 (8 strokes), 照 (13 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 参照 an HSK word?

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

How is 参照 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 参照 is written 參照.