召 (zhào): To summon — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 5

Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 召

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 召

3.

Character Breakdown

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召

刀knife

口mouth

召=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 召

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5.

How to Use 召

Words related to summoning or calling together

These words all involve the concept of summoning, convening, or issuing a call to action.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

míng明

tiān天

jiāng将

zhào召

kāi

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刀knife

+口mouth

A knife (刀) carving orders from a mouth (口) — to summon or call together.

zhào召

kāi开

convene

HSK 6

hào号

zhào召

call; appeal

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhào召

jí集

Convene / call together

开

jǐn紧

jí急

huì会

yì议

。

The company will convene an emergency meeting tomorrow

Gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

zhēng征

zhào召

xīn新

de的

jì技

shù术

rén人

cái才

。

The company is recruiting new technical talent.

zhèng政

fǔ府

hào号

zhào召

shì市

mín民

jié节

yuē约

yòng用

shuǐ水

。

The government calls on citizens to conserve water.

Qì汽

chē车

zhì制

zào造

shāng商

xuān宣

bù布

zhào召

huí回

shí十

wàn万

liàng辆

chē车

。

The car manufacturer announced a recall of one hundred thousand vehicles.

lǎo老

shī师

zhào召

jí集

quán全

bān班

tóng同

xué学

kāi开

huì会

。

The teacher assembled the whole class for a meeting

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