邵 (shào): surname Shao, place name

邵 (shào) is a Chinese character meaning “place name.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 召 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #4753 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邵 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. surname Shao
  2. place name

Etymology & Origin

邵

pictophoneticplace

Decomposition: ⿰召阝 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
邵东市shào dōng shìShaodong, a county-level city in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan
邵武市shào wǔ shìShaowu, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市, Fujian
邵阳市shào yáng shìShaoyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
新邵县xīn shào xiànXinshao, a county in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan
新邵xīn shàosee 新邵縣|新邵县
邵东shào dōngsee 邵東市|邵东市
邵伯湖shào bó húShaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province
邵阳县shào yáng xiànShaoyang, a county in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan
邵武proper-nounshào wǔsee 邵武市
邵族nounshào zúThao, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
邵阳proper-nounshào yángsee 邵陽市|邵阳市
邵逸夫shào yì fūRun Run Shaw (1907-2014), Hong Kong movie and television tycoon
邵飘萍shào piāo píngShao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京報|京报, executed in 1926 by wa...
邵雍shào yōngShao Yong (1011-1077), Northern Song poet and Rationalist scholar 理學家|理学家
14
Total compounds
86
As first character
7
As last character
7
As middle character

邵 appears in 14 compound words: 86 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

第17分钟,王妍雯禁区横传,邵子钦打门高出横梁,中国队错失破门良机。

dì 1 7 fēn zhōng , wáng yán wén jìn qū héng chuán , shào zǐ qīn dǎ mén gāo chū héng liáng , zhōng guó duì cuò shī pò mén liáng jī .

In the 17th minute, Wang Yanwen sent a cross into the box, but Shao Ziqin’s shot sailed over the crossbar, and the Chinese team missed a golden opportunity to score.

中国新闻网·体育Oct 2026

首次亮相中网女单正赛的小将邵羽杉、林禹君、渠依含均不敌对手,止步首轮。

shǒu cì liàng xiāng zhōng wǎng nǚ dān zhèng sài de xiǎo jiāng shào yǔ 杉 , lín yǔ jūn , qú yī hán jūn bù dí duì shǒu , zhǐ bù shǒu lún .

Young players Shao Yushan, Lin Yujun, and Qu Yihan, all making their debuts in the main draw of the China Open women’s singles tournament, lost to their opponents and were eliminated in the first round.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

在邵雁导演的指导下,王静表示,自己最大的收获便是读懂了“克制的悲痛”。

zài shào yàn dǎo yǎn de zhǐ dǎo xià , wáng jìng biǎo shì , zì jǐ zuì dà de shōu huò biàn shì dú dǒng le kè zhì de bēi tòng .

Under the guidance of Director Shao Yan, Wang Jing said that her greatest takeaway was gaining an understanding of “restrained grief.”

少数派Sep 2026

演员阵容还包含许亚军、保剑锋、赵文瑄、李玲玉、柯淳、陈龙、刘钧、邵峰、戴军等。

yǎn yuán zhèn róng hái bāo hán xǔ yà jūn , bǎo jiàn fēng , zhào wén 瑄 , lǐ líng yù , kē chún , chén lóng , liú jūn , shào fēng , dài jūn děng .

The cast also includes Xu Yajun, Bao Jianfeng, Zhao Wenxuan, Li Lingyu, Ke Chun, Chen Long, Liu Jun, Shao Feng, Dai Jun, and others.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

配合邵氏武侠式的假山假水、复古胶片质感及古装夸张表演,迅速带来了大量的二创。

pèi hé shào shì wǔ xiá shì de jiǎ shān jiǎ shuǐ , fù gǔ jiāo piàn zhì gǎn jí gǔ zhuāng kuā zhāng biǎo yǎn , xùn sù dài lái le dà liàng de èr chuàng .

Combined with Shaw Brothers-style martial arts-inspired artificial hills and water features, a retro film grain aesthetic, and exaggerated period-drama performances, it quickly spawned a large number of fan-created works.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced shào

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邵 (shào) mean in Chinese?
邵 (shào) primarily means "place name." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4753 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 邵 and 超?
邵 (shào) and 超 (chāo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 阝 vs 走 (same 召 component).
How many strokes does 邵 have?
邵 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 邵?
The radical associated with 邵 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are the components of 邵?
邵 is composed of: 召 (phonetic), 阝 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰召阝 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 邵?
Common words with 邵 include: 邵东市 (shào dōng shì, "Shaodong, a county-level city in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan"); 邵武市 (shào wǔ shì, "Shaowu, a county-level city in Nanping City 南平市, Fujian"); 邵阳市 (shào yáng shì, "Shaoyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省"); 新邵县 (xīn shào xiàn, "Xinshao, a county in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan"); 新邵 (xīn shào, "see 新邵縣|新邵县"). There are over 14 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 邵 (shào)?
Several characters share the pronunciation shào: 绍 (to continue). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 邵 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 邵 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.