懂中文 Dong Chinese

炤

zhào

illumine

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

召 sound component

召  Sound component

zhào, shào

  

summon

Evolution

炤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
炤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

炤  

zhào

illumine, light up; reflect

炤  

Zhào

surname Zhao

照 (炤) 

zhào

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