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召
zhào
1. to call together
2. to summon
3. to convene
4. temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

选召
xuǎnzhào
chosen and called
南召
Nánzhào
Nanzhao county in Nanyang [[南陽|南阳<Nányáng>]], Henan
召集
zhàojí
to convene
呼召
hūzhào
to call (to do something)
奉召
fèngzhào
to receive orders
征召
zhēngzhào
to enlist
感召
gǎnzhào
to rally
应召
yìngzhào
to respond to a call
蒙召
méngzhào
to be called by God
号召
hàozhào
to call
HSK 6
召唤
zhàohuàn
to summon
召回
zhàohuí
to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
召见
zhàojiàn
call in (one's subordinates)
召开
zhàokāi
to convene (a conference or meeting)
HSK 5
感召力
gǎnzhàolì
inspiration
召集人
zhàojírén
convener
号召力
hàozhàolì
to have the power to rally supporters
南召县
Nánzhàoxiàn
Nanzhao county in Nanyang [[南陽|南阳<Nányáng>]], Henan
应召站
yìngzhàozhàn
call girl center
前生召唤
qiánshēngzhàohuàn
foreordination

Alternate Entries

召
Shào
surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

Metadata

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