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召
Shào
1. surname Shao
2. name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

召
zhào
imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

召陵
Shàolíng
Shaoling district of Luohe city [[漯河市<Luòhéshì>]], Henan
召陵区
Shàolíngqū
Shaoling district of Luohe city [[漯河市<Luòhéshì>]], Henan

Alternate Entries

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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,213
Word Frequency Rank
2,578 of 84,292