召

zhào

HSK 43 readings

Other characters with the syllable zhao: see all 10 →

Meaning

name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
to call together
to summon

Show 3 more meanings

to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
surname Shao

Example

会议将在下周日召开。

The meeting will take place next Sunday.

From 召开 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zhàoto call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
shàosurname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 召

召开zhàokāito convene (a conference or meeting)HSK 4 号召hàozhàoto callHSK 5 召集zhàojíto convene; to call togetherHSK 7-9

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