照 (zhào)

variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate

HSK 3.1 level 3
13 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 昭 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“照，明也。从火，昭聲。”

Components

灬 (meaning) — 灬 is a component form of 火.
昭 (sound, meaning)