照管 (zhào guǎn) — to look after, to tend to

Definition

照管 (zhàoguǎn) means to look after or tend to something/someone over time, implying ongoing care. Stronger and more sustained than the lighter 照顾; close to 照看 but used more for things or tasks than for people in daily speech.

verb
to look afterto tend to

Examples

  • 照管。
    Tā fù zé zhào guǎn zhěng gè tú shū guǎn.
    He is responsible for looking after the entire library.
  • 照管。
    Zhè wèi lǎo rén xū yào rén lái zhào guǎn.
    This elderly person needs someone to look after them.
  • 照管。
    Tā xì xīn zhào guǎn měi yí jiàn wén wù.
    She carefully tends to every cultural relic.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

照zhàoattend
管guǎnmanage

“照” and “管” both express attending and managing, together meaning to look after.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
昭
昭zhāo照zhào
Same sound today

照 uses 灬, a bottom form of 火 (fire), plus 昭 for the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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