CHINESE CHARACTER

召 (zhào): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhào

imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

HSK 55 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

口

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 召.

刀

Phonetic component

刀 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 5

Write 召 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 召

召开zhàokāi

HSK 5 · to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together

号召hàozhào

HSK 6 · to call; to appeal

召集zhàojí

HSK 7-9 · to convene; to call together

Examples using 召

召开

会议将在下周日召开。

Huì yì jiāng zài xià zhōu rì zhào kāi。

The meeting will take place next Sunday.

FAQ

What does 召 (zhào) mean in Chinese?

imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

How do you write 召 in stroke order?

召 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 召?

口 is the radical in 召. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 召?

召开 (zhàokāi): to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together; 号召 (hàozhào): to call; to appeal; 召集 (zhàojí): to convene; to call together.