照例
zhào lì · HSK 7
as usual
📅🔁 照 according to + 例 example/precedent = following the usual precedent, i.e. as a rule
照 means according to or in line with; 例 means example, case, or precedent. Together they mean doing a thing the way precedent dictates, hence as usual or as a rule.
照 — 昭 (bright) phonetic + 灬 (fire radical)
照 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 灬 is a variant of 火 'fire', giving the meaning of light or illumination, while 昭 'bright' on top supplies the sound 'zhào' and reinforces the brightness sense. It originally meant to shine light on something, later extending to 'reflect', 'photograph', and 'according to'.