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.

紹 character breakdown

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.
"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 紹 as component

紹 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 紹

to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction
Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat
Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
Shaoxing prefecture, Zhejiang
Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
Somogy county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3 bo1 shi2 bao3]
self-introduction / to introduce oneself
Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord
old Shaoxing wine
to follow in one's father's footsteps

Sentences with 紹

紹 currently does not appear in any sentence.