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

= + : Mnemonic symbol: an intercom to call everyone together. James II of England (zh) prepares a few mandarins (口) for everyone in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) by cutting them with a cleaver (刀). As he is finished he calls everyone together (召) over the intercom (召) to come over and fetch a piece.

召 character breakdown

surname Dao
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs

= + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: 刀 looks like a cleaver (while 刂 looks like a kitchen knife).

Don Quixote (d) serves his good deed of the day in front of the aorta (ao1). In order to feed the people, he uses a plow (㇆) to dig up bananas (丿), and cuts them into slices with a broad cleaver (刀).
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 召 as component

surname Shao
to continue / to carry on

= + : When Sherlock Holmes (sh) was in the middle of taking a shower in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), the water suddenly stopped an he was unable to continue (绍). Now he wants to call the janitor over the intercom (召), but the connection is very slow. It is because inside of the intercom sits a very small silk worm (纟) which listens to Sherlock Holmes and then carries on (绍) the message to the next relay point.
to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super-

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) invited an internet friend to come over for a walk (走), but as his friend arrives at the aorta's and is standing in front of it (ao1) Charlie is shocked. He finds that his friend is a red super giant (超; 红超巨星) and brought nordic walking sticks (走). The red super giant keeps calling Charlie over the intercom (召), but Charlie is unable to answer.
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly

= + : The sun (日) reads her manifest (昭) over intercom (召) in front of the aorta (ao1) and James II of England (zh) is listening. He thinks that her writing is very clear and bright (昭).
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess

= + : In front of the aorta (ao1), James II of England (zh) gives a blazing speech to recruit (招) new followers. Before giving his speech, he called everyone together via intercom (召). While speaking he is waving a toy claw (扌), which reminds many listeners of a weapon and thus provokes (招) many of them. Nevertheless, the ideas James II of England puts forward in his speech are quite contagious (招).
pond / pool

= + : James II of England (zh) calls everyone together via intercom (召) to gather in the aorta's living room (ao3). He introduces his latest policy to build a pool (沼) in the aorta. As a symbolic start he opens a bottle of water (氵) and pours it on the floor.
surname Shao / place name
(music) / excellent / harmonious
surname Shao
imperial order

Words with 召

to summon / to beckon / to call
to convene / to gather
to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together
call in (one's subordinates) / summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
to hire a prostitute
Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
to call a conference / to convene a meeting
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan

Sentences with 召

yi̅
lǎo
chén
kàn
lái
 
 
bù
rú
xié
dài
zhào
shu̅
 
 
zhào
ta̅
shàng
tia̅n