遵照
zūn zhào · HSK 7
to follow
📏 遵照 = 遵 obey + 照 according-to: to act according to the rules
遵 zūn means to abide by or comply; 照 zhào means according to or in line with. Together they mean doing something strictly in accordance with a rule, order, or instruction.
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'.