zhào

common
verb
place

Meaning of

召 means to summon; to call together; to convene; surname Zhao. Pronounced zhào.

  • to summon; to call together; to convene
  • surname Zhao
  • temple; lamasery (used in place names)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes5
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zǒng
tǒng
zhào
huí
le
zhù
wài
shǐ使
jìn
xíng
jǐn
cuō
shāng
 

The president summoned the ambassador back for urgent consultations.

Gōng
gāo
céng
zhào
tuán
duì
kāi
le
ge
jǐn
huì
 

The company's senior management convened the team for an emergency meeting.

Xiào
zhǎng
zhào
jiàn
le
wèi
biǎo
xiàn
chū
de
xué
sheng
 

The principal summoned several outstanding students for an audience.

Guó
wáng
zhào
qún
chén
shāng
guó
shì
 

The king convened his ministers to discuss state affairs.

bèi
shàng
zhào
dào
Běi
jīng
huì
bào
gōng
zuò
 

He was summoned by his superiors to Beijing to report on his work.