召

shào = sh + ao4

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

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.

召 character breakdown

召
- 刀
  - 丿
  - ㇆
    - 一
    - 亅
- 口

da̅o = d + ao1

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

刀 = ㇆ + 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).

kǒu = k + ou3

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

tiáo = ti + ao2

shed the milk teeth / young

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

foreordination

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

In my opinion it would be better to give him a minor position in heaven.