1. 召

召

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  1. 召 is the 1212th most frequent character.
  2. 召 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 召 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 召 appears as a component in 20 characters.

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'. It has the same pinyin final.

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
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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