召

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 刀 sound ( dāo )

Components 刀口

summon · Heisig RSH #86

刀 sword + dagger + 口 mouth — as a component also called: summon

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
南召县	Nán zhào Xiàn	Nanzhao, a county in Nanyang City 南陽市\|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
号召力	hào zhào lì	to have the power to rally supporters
召集人	zhào jí rén	convener
感召力	gǎn zhào lì	appeal; attraction; charisma
响应号召	xiǎng yìng hào zhào	to answer a call to action
应召女郎	yìng zhào nǚ láng	call girl
应召站	yìng zhào zhàn	call girl center
召陵区	Shào líng Qū	Shaoling, a district of Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
召开	zhào kāi	to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
南召	Nán zhào	see 南召縣\|南召县[Nan2 zhao4 Xian4]
召回	zhào huí	to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
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
应召	yìng zhào	to respond to a call
召集	zhào jí	to convene; to call together
感召	gǎn zhào	to move and appeal; to rally to a cause; to impel; to inspire
蒙召	méng zhào	to be called by God
选召	xuǎn zhào	chosen and called
征召	zhēng zhào	to enlist; to draft; to conscript; to appoint to an official position
呼召	hū zhào	to call (to do something)

Characters sharing the sound component 刀 — compare how they read.