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召

zhào

shào · ziu6 (Jyutping)

  1. name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
  2. surname Shao

zhào · ziu6 (Jyutping)

  1. to call together
  2. to summon
  3. to convene
  4. temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

召

Meaning
imperial decree; summon
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿱刀口
Cangjie
SHR
Four-corner
1760.2

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