召(zhào)

HSK 45 strokes
Readingszhàoshào

surname Shao

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Character information

Pinyin
zhào / shào
Meaning
surname Shao; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 召 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱刀口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 刀 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

刀dāo口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 召 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 召

Common words using 召 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhào召kāi开
HSK 4

to convene (a conference or meeting)

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hào号zhào召
HSK 5

to call

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zhào召jí集
HSK 7-9

to convene; to call together

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nán南zhào召

see 南召县

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zhào召mù募

to recruit; to enlist

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zhào召huàn唤

to summon; to beckon; to call

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nán南zhào召xiàn县

Nanzhao, a county in Nanyang City 南阳市, Henan

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zhào召huí回

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 召’s common words

开号集南募唤县回

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