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)
召
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刀
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口
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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.
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
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
to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super-
超
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召
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走
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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.
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess
招
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召
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扌
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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
to continue / to carry on
绍
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召
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纟
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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.
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly
surname Shao / place name
(music) / excellent / harmonious
surname Shao
imperial order
Words with 召
call in (one's subordinates) / summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview