Vita:召

Parts

• 召 86 seduce
  • 刀 83 dagger (sword)
  • 口 11 mouth

Usage in other kanji

• 召 86 seduce
  • 昭 87 shining
    • 照 170 illuminate
  • 沼 137 marsh
  • 詔 342 imperial edict
  • 超 385 transcend
  • 招 650 beckon
  • 紹 1359 introduce

KANJIDIC Entry

• 召 3E24 U53ec B18 C30 G8 S5 F1540 N668 V695 H2001 DK1261 L86 K1473 O152 DO1115 MN3241 MP2.0751 E1387 IN995 DJ1691 DG279 P2-2-3 I2f3.3 Q1760.2 DR3577 Yzhao4 Yshao4 Yzhao1 Wso Wjo ショウ め.す {seduce} {call} {send for} {wear} {put on} {ride in} {buy} {eat} {drink} {catch (cold)}

EDICT Entries

• 応召 [おうしょう] / (n) being called to the colours (colors) (mil) / (P) /
• 召し上がる [めしあがる] / (v5r) (pol) to eat / (P) /
• 召す [めす] / (v5s) (1) to call / to send for / (2) to put on / to wear / to take (a bath) / to ride in / to buy / to eat / to drink / to catch (a cold) / (P) /
• 召喚 [しょうかん] / (n,vs) summons / (P) /
• 召集 [しょうしゅう] / (n,vs) convening / calling together (e.g., parliament) / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1214 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 召 => 刀, 口

Radical

• 召 => 刀 (knife) , 口 (mouth)

Graphical

• 召 => ㇆,丿,口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Shao4 - surname Shao/name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
2. zhao4 - to call together/to summon/to convene/temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 召 (zhao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 召唤 (召喚)

Medium Frequency

• 召开 (召開)

Appears In

• 召 also appears in:
• 超招绍昭沼诏邵韶迢貂笤劭龆苕紹髫轺袑怊駋