召 (zhào): to call together, to summon, to convene, temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
召 (zhào) is a Chinese character meaning “to call together.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 刀 (phonetic) and 口 (semantic). It ranks #1209 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 召 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to call together
- to summon
- to convene
- temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 召
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召唤 | zhào huàn | to summon |
| 召集 | zhào jí | to convene |
| 召回 | zhào huí | to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) |
| 征召 | zhēng zhào | to enlist |
| 召见 | zhào jiàn | call in (one's subordinates) |
| 召集人 | zhào jí rén | convener |
| 号召力 | hào zhào lì | to have the power to rally supporters |
| 感召 | gǎn zhào | to move and appeal |
| 感召力 | gǎn zhào lì | appeal |
| 召募 | zhào mù | to recruit |
| 应召 | yìng zhào | to respond to a call |
| 响应号召 | xiǎng yìng hào zhào | to answer a call to action |
| 应召站 | yìng zhào zhàn | call girl center |
| 应召女郎 | yìng zhào nǚ láng | call girl |
| 选召 | xuǎn zhào | chosen and called |
召 appears in 26 compound words: 38 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 召 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他召才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā shào cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He is highly talented, eloquent, and an outstanding lawyer.
婴儿奶粉全球召回:污染源来自中国,是巧合吗?
yīng ér nǎi fěn quán qiú zhào huí : wū rǎn yuán lái zì zhōng guó , shì qiǎo gě ma ?
Global recall of infant milk powder: Is it a coincidence that the source of pollution comes from China?
柯建铭万年总召卸任 10年幕僚全说了:跟助理吃苦的长辈
柯 jiàn míng wàn nián zǒng zhào xiè rèn 1 0 nián mù liáo quán shuō le : gēn zhù lǐ chī kǔ de cháng bèi
Ke Jianming's 10-year general summons to step down from his post All the staff said: the elders who endured hardships with their assistants
《使命召唤》官方辟谣,否认存在独立的僵尸模式游戏
shǐ mìng zhào huàn guān fāng pì yáo , fǒu rèn cún zài dú lì de jiāng shī mó shì yóu xì
"Call of Duty" officially refuted the rumors, denying the existence of a separate zombie mode game
沃尔沃汽车因电池过热风险召回超4万辆EX30
wò ěr wò qì chē yīn diàn chí guò rè fēng xiǎn zhào huí chāo 4 wàn liàng E X 3 0
Volvo Cars recalled more than 40,000 EX30s due to the risk of battery overheating
富豪汽车因电池过热风险召回逾4万辆EX30
fù háo qì chē yīn diàn chí guò rè fēng xiǎn zhào huí yú 4 wàn liàng E X 3 0
Volvo Automobile recalled more than 40,000 EX30s due to the risk of battery overheating
大使被从华沙召回。
Dàshǐ bèi cóng Huáshā zhàohuí.
The ambassador was recalled from Warsaw.
会议将在下周日召开。
Huìyì jiāng zàixià Zhōurì zhàokāi.
The meeting will take place next Sunday.
委员会一个月召开两次。
Wěiyuánhuì yī gè yuè zhàokāi liǎng cì.
The committee meets twice a month.
那么首先我们应该召开一次家庭会议。
Nàme shǒuxiān wǒmen yīnggāi zhàokāi yīcì jiātíng huìyì.
In that case we should start by having a family meeting.
Character Family
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