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Meaning of 召

Pinyin zhào、 shào

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

(surname) / name of an ancient state, to call together / to summon / to convene

Usage

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召 [zhào] 〈动〉【本义】: 呼唤【造字法】: 形声。从口，刀声。 1. 召唤。用言语叫人来 ([En.] call; summon) 例：～集。～见。 2. 招致 ([En.] incur) 例：～祸。～人怨。 3. 邀请 ([En.] invite) 例：楚人有烹猴而～其邻人。注：“召，犹请也。” 4. 征召来授予官职或另有调用 ([En.] recruit) 例：于是天子乃～拜广为右北平太守。 5. 感化和召唤 ([En.] move and inspire) 例：物色相召，人谁获安! 6. 召集 ([En.] call together) 例：悉召群臣。 7. 另见 shào 古通“邵”，古邑名，在今中国陕西省岐山县西南。[En.] (3) A surname.

召回 zhào huí

to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)

征召 zhēng zhào

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

召唤 zhào huàn

to summon / to beckon / to call

召集人 zhào jí rén

convener

感召 gǎn zhào

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

号召力 hào zhào lì

to have the power to rally supporters

宣召 xuān zhào

summon to imperial court or capital

应召 yìng zhào

to respond to a call

南召县 Nán zhào xiàn

Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan

感召力 gǎn zhào lì

appeal / attraction / charisma

召之即来 zhào zhī jí lái

come as soon as called / at a moment's notice

南召 Nán zhào

Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan

召人 zhào rén

Call people

召集 zhào jí

to convene / to gather

召见 zhào jiàn

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

号召 hào zhào

to call / to appeal

召募 zhào mù

recruit / recruitment / raise / collect / enlist / roundup

召开 zhào kāi

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