Around the globe, 照 (照 
, Zhào 
) is a common epicene forename. The forename 照 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Very seldom, 照 is the last name as well as the forename.
| 王照 Chinese linguist, 1859–1933 (b. 1859) |
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楊照 TW (b. 1963) |
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