绍

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to continue; to carry on

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 召 sound ( zhào )

Components 纟召

acquaint · Heisig RSH #2374

thread + 召 summon

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
介绍	jiè shào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introducti…
马绍尔群岛	Mǎ shào ěr Qún dǎo	Marshall Islands
几内亚比绍	Jǐ nèi yà Bǐ shào	Guinea-Bissau
绍莫吉州	Shào mò jí Zhōu	Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3 bo1 shi2 bao3]
绍兴市	Shào xīng Shì	Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
绍兴酒	Shào xīng jiǔ	Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and …
自我介绍	zì wǒ jiè shào	self-introduction; to introduce oneself
简要介绍	jiǎn yào jiè shào	brief introduction
简短介绍	jiǎn duǎn jiè shào	brief introduction
介绍信	jiè shào xìn	letter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference
比绍	Bǐ shào	Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
唐绍仪	Táng Shào yí	Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat
绍兴	Shào xīng	see 紹興市\|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4]
婚姻介绍所	hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ	marriage agency
陈绍	chén shào	aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒\|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3])
克绍箕裘	kè shào jī qiú	to follow in one's father's footsteps
袁绍	Yuán Shào	Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
召 sound part	zhào	imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon
超	chāo	to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
昭	zhāo	bright, luminous; clear, manifest
邵	shào	various place names; surname
沼	zhǎo	lake, pond, swamp
貂	diāo	sable, mink, marten
劭	shào	to encourage; to excel; excellent
迢	tiáo	distant, far
苕	tiáo	rush, reed; trumpet vine
髫	tiáo	bangs, children's hairstyle; youngster
笤	tiáo	broom, besom
怊	chāo	grieving
炤	zhào	to illuminate, to light up; to reflect
轺	yáo	light carriage
龆	tiáo	to lose one's baby teeth