招

zha̅o = zh + ao1

to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess

招 = 召 + 扌 : 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).

招 character breakdown

招
- 召
  - 刀
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

召

shào = sh + ao4

surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

召

zhào = zh + ao4

to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

召 = 刀 + 口 : 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.

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.