Mnemonic comic for 召
Translation
Mnemonic
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 all the blood platelets together (召) over the intercom (召) to come over and fetch a piece.
All translations for 召
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)
Comments
召 character breakdown
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
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls