召 - zhào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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召

zhào

Definition

to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (22)

超

chāo

to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; ultra- (prefix); super- (prefix); to transcend

招

zhāo

to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess

昭

zhāo

bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly

紹

shào

to continue; to carry on

韶

sháo

(music); excellent; harmonious

imperial order

pond; pool

sable or marten (genus Martes)

stimulate to effort

reed grass; Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)

see 紅苕

remote

shed the milk teeth; young

broom

(literary) hair hanging down in front (children's hairstyle)

蛁

diāo

Pomponia maculatiocollis

lofty peak

light carriage

unbent bow

sickle

hand drum used by peddlers

駋

zhāo

(horse)

Related words (20)

召喚

zhào huàn

to summon; to beckon; to call

召回

zhào huí

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

召開

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together

召見

zhào jiàn

call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview

召集

zhào jí

to convene; to gather

convener

to call a conference; to convene a meeting

to call; to appeal

to call (to do something)

to receive orders

to respond to a call

to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position

感召

gǎn zhào

to move and appeal; to rally to a cause; to impel; to inspire

to be called by God

chosen and called

to have the power to rally supporters

call girl center

appeal; attraction; charisma

foreordination

call girl

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